Cash and Cards at Gateway Casinos

The casino on Bay Street lists currency exchange among its services, alongside bank machines (ABMs) and lottery. So if you cross with US dollars in your wallet, there is a listed way to change them on the Canadian side. The casino does not publish its exchange rates or fees, and this guide gives none. If the numbers matter for your evening, ask at the casino or call 705-759-0100 before you set out.

• Currency exchangeListed by the casino
• Bank machinesABMs listed
• LotteryListed
• Rates and feesNot published

The players card here is called My Club Rewards, and joining costs nothing. Staff at Guest Services sign you up once you present valid ID. This should pose no problem, because the house already requires every guest to be at least 19 and to bring valid government-issued photo ID. Points build up on both slots and table games. The guide promises nothing about what those points are worth.

Slot denominations on the floor run from penny games up to $5.00. Video games, stepper machines with spinning reels and keno all share the floor. How many machines there are is a number the venue keeps to itself.

One piece of general advice holds for all of these games, and for every other casino game as well. Each one carries a house edge, an advantage written into how it is played. Across time, players as a whole end up losing more than they win. That is true at a penny machine and equally at a $5.00 one.

Before the evening starts, while you are still at home, decide on a spending limit. Leaving the bank card behind is a common way to keep to it, even with bank machines on site.

If the night stops being fun, or the worry is about someone else, ConnexOntario answers at any hour on 1-866-531-2600. The call is free and confidential. You can also text CONNEX to 247247 or chat at connexontario.ca.