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Seven casinos within reach of Port Perry
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Great Blue Heron Casino & Hotel on Scugog Island is the near one, 9.7 km from central Port Perry in a straight line. Six more lie farther south, east and west, each with its own page here; pick a town to re-sort the distances.
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On Scugog Island
Great Blue Heron Casino & Hotel is at 21777 Island Road, 9.7 km from central Port Perry in a straight line. The doors are open 24/7, though holiday hours should be checked on the venue's own site. There are 20 live table games, with $15 blackjack and $10 Let it Ride among the lower limits. Roulette and squeeze baccarat run there too. The 116-room hotel has King Accessible rooms with roll-in showers.
Treat it as one stop of a day at the lake, after the plaques on Queen Street and a walk along the water.
South: Ajax and Pickering
Casino Ajax is 26.3 km away in a straight line. It sits at Ajax Downs, where quarter horses race on 22 days in 2026, ending October 21. The floor has 500 slots and no live tables, and it is open 24/7.
Pickering Casino Resort is 30.3 km out, and the two casinos are 5.1 km apart. It has 2,200+ slots, 90+ live table games and a 275-room hotel. Its 18-table poker room is temporarily closed. Both venues are affected by a labour disruption as of October 7, 2026, so current hours should be confirmed on each venue's own site.
East: Fraserville and Peterborough
Shorelines Slots at Kawartha Downs, at 1382 County Road 28 in Fraserville, is 45.8 km from central Port Perry in a straight line. It has 150 slots and opens daily from 10:00 am to midnight. Harness racing ran June 6 to October 3, 2026, and returns in 2027.
Shorelines Casino Peterborough, at 3800 Fisher Drive, is 51.1 km out and 7.7 km from the Fraserville slots. Over 500 slots and e-tables share the floor with 12 live table games. Live tables run Monday to Thursday 4 PM to midnight, Friday and Saturday noon to 2 AM, Sunday noon to midnight.
West, past Toronto
Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto, at 1133 Queens Plate Drive, is 68.1 km from central Port Perry in a straight line. It opened on June 20, 2023 next to Woodbine Racetrack, and the original Casino Woodbine is now its Grandstand Casino. The casino and its 400-room hotel are open 24/7. The poker room on Level Two of the Grandstand Casino keeps the same 24/7 schedule.
Elements Casino Mohawk is 108.1 km away, at 9430 Guelph Line in Milton. It stands at the Woodbine Mohawk Park harness track, and its operator describes it as always open, 7 days a week.