The Gaming Floor at Hard Rock Ottawa
The floor at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Ottawa holds over 1,500 slot machines and 40 live-action table games, open 24/7, 365 days a year. This page answers what is played where.
Which table games are there?
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Ottawa runs 40 live-action table games. The list covers Blackjack, Craps, Roulette, Baccarat and Ultimate Texas Hold'em. Baccarat players also have a new room of their own. Electronic table games are a separate item, covered in the slots answer below.
Tables run 24/7, Monday to Sunday, so a game at 4 AM is as scheduled as one at 9 PM. Table minimums are not published, and the desk will not guess at them. A call to 1-613-822-8668 is the direct way to ask. Before a trip, confirm holiday hours on the resort's own site.
Is there a poker room?
No poker room is listed at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Ottawa.
The poker-style option is Ultimate Texas Hold'em, one of the 40 live-action table games. The game follows the same 24/7 table schedule as Blackjack and Roulette.
How many slots are there?
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Ottawa has over 1,500 slot machines. They follow the casino's hours: 24/7, 365 days a year. This guide does not list machine titles or denominations.
Electronic table games share the floor with the slots. They put table formats on a screen instead of a felt layout. Higher-limit play has its own space, the VIP High Limit Gaming area. Neither the area's limits nor its entry terms are given here.
Can a lottery ticket be cashed?
Yes, up to a point. The Rock Shop at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Ottawa sells merchandise and lottery services daily from 11 am to 11 pm.
The resort pays winning OLG lottery tickets up to $999.90. A win above that amount is not paid at the resort. Gift cards are not sold there either. Readers should confirm the shop's holiday hours with the resort's own site.
Is this the old raceway casino?
Yes, it is the same site. Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Ottawa stands where Rideau Carleton Raceway opened in 1962 as Canada's first five-eighths mile harness racing oval. The casino there was called Rideau Carleton Casino.
In 2017, OLG, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, selected Hard Rock International to operate the casino at the raceway. The resort opened on July 3, 2025 as a $350 million resort, Canada's first fully integrated Hard Rock resort. Hard Rock International runs it, OLG governs it, and the owning entity is HR Ottawa, L.P.
Harness racing at the raceway has ended. The racing program was closed before its next season began. The name survives in the site's history rather than on a track schedule.
Questions to the desk
- Are the tables open at 6 AM?
- Yes, the tables are open then. Table games operate 24/7 from Monday to Sunday, and the casino opens 365 days a year. For holiday hours, check the resort's own site.
- Is there a sportsbook?
- The resort lists no sportsbook. The gaming covered on this page is slots, live tables, electronic table games and the VIP High Limit Gaming area.
- Can I bet on horses here?
- No races run at this site. The harness racing program at the old raceway was closed before its next season began.
- How old do I have to be to play?
- Gaming is limited to people 19 and over. That age limit covers the entire property, with Hard Rock LIVE, the hotel, the restaurants and the casino all included. Government-issued photo ID is accepted, and guests under 21 may be asked for two forms.