Great Blue Heron Casino is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and is located in beautiful countryside on the territory of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation, East of Port Perry in Ontario.

Detailed maps can be found on the website where they can be printed out to assist in locating the casino which is about one hour drive North East of Toronto.

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Great Blue Heron Casino is designed with a stunning Aboriginal theme throughout and gives guests a unique experience from the moment that they arrive at the venue. The casino employs around 1,000 people and makes huge charitable donations to the community in the area.

Great Blue Heron Casino Restaurant Buffet

The Gaming Floor and Player Rewards

Slots enthusiasts are offered a massively diverse selection of 545 slot machines for their entertainment and 60 gaming tables. The betting range on the slots is 1cent to $5 a spin and the maximum betting limit at the gaming tables is $100.

A vast number of table games are offered in the casino including the classic Blackjack, Roulette and 3Card Poker. 10 Poker Tables offer cash games daily as well as a schedule of exciting and lucrative tournaments.

A great rewards scheme operates in the casino with players issued with a Rapid Rewards Players Club Card at the Rapid Rewards Players Club centre upon showing a valid government ID. Slots players earn points based on their level of play with the points exchangeable for cash back, free play in the Great Blue Heron casino and beautiful merchandize.

Players at the gaming tables earn comps based on the level of play with the full details about the rewards scheme on the website.

Dress Code

Great Blue Heron Casino dress code is casual and relaxed. No need to dress up or neccesarily wear you best attire when visiting Great Blue Heron Casino.

Restaurants and Bars

The menu at the Waters Edge Buffet Restaurant is outstanding with fine foods prepared freshly for the diners with a full menu posted on the website. The breakfast buffet is served from 6am to 11am on Friday to Sunday and on Holidays, Lunch is served from 11.30am to 3pm and Dinner is available from 5pm to 9pm Monday to Thursday and until 10pm on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Holidays.

Great Blue Heron Casino Port Perry

The Lucky Stone Bar and Grill offers fast food and drinks on the gaming floor in a relaxing setting and the Quickbites Snack bar is open 24 hours a day and is located just off the gaming floor. The Heron Bar is situated inside the slot Hall and offers convenient small snacks and drinks.

Bus Programs

The Great Blue Heron Casino welcomes bus tours with large groups of at least 20 people who will remain for at least three hours in the venue. The casino offers excellent group packages which make the visit to the casino great value as well as entertaining. The Bus tour reservation must be made at least 7 days in advance due to the popularity of the destination.

Great Blue Heron Casino Contact Information

Location: 21777 Island Road, Port Perry, Ontario L9L 1B6

Contact: (905)985-4888 or 1-888-294-3766

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The Great Blue Heron Casino is located on Scugog Island, just east of the community of Port Perry, Ontario, and northeast of Toronto. Both the Casino and the land on which it is built are owned by the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation. The First Nation theme is carried throughout the facility, in the interior art and is especially noticeable in the signature red, blue and cream colour roof.

The Great Blue Heron Gaming Company, a partnership of Casinos Austria, the Steiner Family, and Sonco Gaming, operates the Casino. The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation manages the slots, while the Baagwating Community Association, a non-profit, charitable organization formed by the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation, manages the table games. Revenues and profits are distributed among the parties, and to various charitable organizations, based upon contractual sharing arrangements.

Opened originally in 1997, with gaming tables and a 650-seat bingo hall, the Casino was extensively renovated in 1999 and 2000. Its floor area is approximately 25,000 square feet (2,300 m²), in which there are now two bars, one restaurant, a slots' room with 545 machines and a 60 table games. The table games include: Roulette, Blackjack, Spanish 21, Mini Baccarat, Let it Ride Poker, Texas Hold Em Poker, Pai Gow Poker, Three & Four Card Poker and Texas Hold Em Bonus Poker. As of 1999, there is no longer a bingo hall on premises.

The Casino is currently receiving renovations that will be completed in July of 2020.^[1] The expansion includes a 100 room hotel as well as a 20,000 square foot addition to hold more slots and tables and a 500 seat entertainment centre.^[2]

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1. ^'Great Blue Heron Casino Expansion Brings Mid-2020 Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony'. Casino Reports. October 9, 2019.
2. ^'Expansion plans in works for Great Blue Heron Casino'. The Star. Jan 29, 2018.

Coordinates: 44°10′52″N78°53′20″W / 44.181111°N 78.888992°W