A weekend drive to Hanover
Hanover Casino Online for Weekenders
Hanover Casino Sideroad is not the casino; it is an independent weekend guide covering Playtime Casino Hanover, located on 5th Street. The tools below let you pick an hour and see what is open, who may enter, and the distance to nearby towns.
By the Sideroad deskChecked October 14, 2026
Generated scene, not a photograph of the casino or the raceway. Hours: the casino's posted hours, Eastern time.
Thursday to Sunday
Thursday Morning to Saturday Midnight
The long stretch of the casino week starts at 9 a.m. on Thursday. From then the floor runs without a closing, through Friday and Saturday, until Saturday ends at midnight. For a weekend away, those hours frame every evening.
On Sunday the doors open again at 9 a.m., with closing at 1 a.m. Hours between midnight Saturday and the Sunday opening are not published, so do not rely on them. For holiday hours, check the casino's website or call 519-364-7606.
At the Arcade Bar on the floor, service stops at 1 a.m. every night, Friday and Saturday included. Its plated breakfast runs from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Hanover time
Hanover by the hour
| Place | Posted hours |
|---|---|
| Casino floor | 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. from Sunday through Thursday; round the clock on Friday and Saturday |
| Arcade Bar | every day, 9 a.m. until 1 a.m., on the casino floor |
| Plated breakfast at the Arcade Bar | Thursday, Friday and Saturday mornings, 9 to 11 a.m. |
| Simulcast Theatre | noon to 7 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday; noon to 9:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday; screens only, no staff, on Wednesday and Sunday |
| MATCH Eatery & Public House | no hours posted by the casino |
The drive in
From the Towns Around
Start with the nearest towns. In a straight line, Walkerton is 9.8 km to the west, Durham 17 km to the east and Chesley 17.8 km to the north. A road is always longer than the line, and the guide does not estimate driving times.
Weekend drives from farther start in Owen Sound, 47.3 km north, and Kincardine, 48.6 km west. Kitchener lies 88.4 km to the south; Toronto is 142.6 km to the east. The casino is reached by car: no bus route, shuttle, taxi stand or hotel on site is published. On race days fans park for free, while parking details for other days are not published.
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At the door
Getting the Whole Group In
Entry is for people 19 or older with valid government-issued photo ID. Anyone 21 or younger also needs a secondary piece of identification with their name on it. That second card matters for the youngest in a group of friends. People who have been trespassed or self-excluded from this casino or any Ontario gaming property may not visit.
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Inside
The Floor on a Friday Night
The casino floor holds 289 slot machines. Table games are electronic: 18 interconnected stations, some automatic and some dealer-assist, run Blackjack, Roulette, Baccarat and War. No live table games and no poker room are listed.
At the back sits the Hanover Raceway Simulcast Theatre. Horse races from other tracks are shown live there and can be bet on. On Friday and Saturday it opens from 12 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday run from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m., and on Wednesday and Sunday the screens stay on with no staff. An ATM is inside the casino, and the cashier's cage exchanges U.S. currency.
At the bar
Eating Under One Roof
The Arcade Bar is on the casino floor. Pre-made items and an Arcade menu are available 7 days a week, between 9 a.m. and 1 a.m. A plated breakfast is also served between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
MATCH Eatery & Public House, a contemporary pub themed around sports and entertainment, is one of two restaurants. The Buffet is the other. Both can be entered from the main entrance or from a patio entrance. Neither has published regular hours, so call 519-364-7606 before planning a meal around them.
The grounds
Grounds Shared With a Harness Track
Playtime Casino Hanover shares its grounds with Hanover Raceway, a Standardbred harness-racing track at 265 5th Street. The Hanover, Bentinck & Brant Agricultural Society runs it. Live racing runs in a summer season, with dates posted on hanoverraceway.com.
The raceway first got slots on February 21, 2001. Gateway took them over in May 2017 within the Southwest Gaming Bundle, through a 20-year OLG agreement. Next, an $18 million expansion relocated the casino to the Carriage Hall of the agricultural society, behind the old building. The grand opening as Playtime Casino Hanover was in April 2019.
Online in Ontario
The Ontario Online Market
On April 4, 2022, Ontario opened its regulated online gambling market. It is conducted and managed by iGaming Ontario and regulated by the AGCO. For a private online casino to be legal in Ontario, it needs AGCO registration plus an operating agreement with iGaming Ontario. Regulated sites are listed at igamingontario.ca. OLG, the provincial agency, runs its own online casino, OLG.ca.
People 19 and over may play online, but only while physically located in Ontario. Hanover lies in Ontario, yet the 5th Street casino and an online site are not the same thing. Through BetGuard, at betguard.ca, a person can exclude themselves from all regulated Ontario online gambling sites, including OLG.ca. Terms are 6 months, 1 year, 5 years or a length of their choosing. Land-based casinos are not covered.
Help
Help at Any Hour
- ConnexOntario offers free, confidential help around the clock: phone 1-866-531-2600, send CONNEX by text to 247247, or chat online at connexontario.ca.
- My PlayBreak bars a person from every Ontario casino for a term that cannot be ended early. Enrolment goes through the OLG Support Centre on 1-800-387-0098.
- BetGuard at betguard.ca shuts a person out of every regulated Ontario online gambling site, but not land-based casinos.
Questions
Before the drive
Does the floor stay open right through Friday night?
Yes, Friday and Saturday are open 24 hours. From 9 a.m. on Thursday the floor runs without a closing until Saturday ends at midnight. Holiday hours should be checked with the casino at 519-364-7606.
What age and ID does everyone in the car need?
Everyone must be 19 or older with valid government-issued photo ID. Anyone 21 or younger also needs a secondary piece of identification with their name on it.
Does the casino have rooms for the night?
No hotel on site is published. The guide does not recommend a place to stay.
Are the card and roulette games electronic?
Yes, all 18 interconnected stations are electronic, some automatic and some dealer-assist. They run Blackjack, Roulette, Baccarat and War. No live table games and no poker room are listed.
How many kilometres separate Owen Sound and the casino?
Measured as a straight line, Owen Sound lies 47.3 km north of the casino. Any road route covers more distance, and the guide gives no driving time estimates.