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Late Tables at Casino Nova Scotia

The curtain comes down at the Bruce Guthro Theatre, and the next question is which tables are still dealing. Mira Dauphinee's planner below takes the show time and the length of the show, then lays the closing times beside it.

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Atlantic time · posted hours

Sound the evening

Pick the night, the curtain and the running time printed on your ticket.

    Part of the casinoPosted hours, Atlantic time
    Main-floor tablesevery day, 2 pm to 3 am
    High-limit areaevery day, 5 pm to 4 am
    Poker roomWednesday to Saturday, 4 pm to 2 am
    Let It Ride tableFriday and Saturday only, during main-floor hours
    Slot floorhours not posted; call 902.425.7777
    3Sixty buffetFriday and Saturday only; hours not posted
    Theatre box officeopens 60 minutes before each show

    Main floor

    The main floor until 3 a.m.

    Every day, main-floor tables operate from 2 p.m. to 3 a.m., dealing Roulette, Blackjack, Ultimate Texas Hold'em and Free Bet Blackjack. What about Let It Ride? It runs on Friday and Saturday only, so anyone leaving a show on another night will not find it afterwards.

    Which of those tables are open, and at what minimum? Both depend on how busy the floor is. The list above is the full set of games. It is not a promise for any one hour after the curtain. Mira suggests reading it that way when the hour after the show is being planned.

    High-limit

    High-limit hours

    Later hours apply in the high-limit area, which opens daily from 5 p.m. until 4 a.m. Ruyi Baccarat, Blackjack, Ultimate Texas Hold'em and Roulette are on offer there. What happens if the night runs beyond 3 a.m., when the main floor closes? Play continues here until 4 a.m., one extra hour. Mira recommends checking which closing time is relevant before the show begins.

    The clock

    Atlantic time and holidays

    Every time on this site is Atlantic time, the clock in Halifax. A night that starts on one day ends in the early hours of the next calendar day. So a Saturday show with poker afterwards ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday. Holiday hours are not posted, so they are worth checking on the venue's own site or by phone at 902.425.7777.

    Poker

    Poker, four nights a week

    Poker runs from Wednesday through Saturday, 4 p.m. to 2 a.m., with Pot-Limit Omaha and No Limit Texas Hold'em on the tables. The Halifax casino is the only place in Nova Scotia to find live poker.

    And a show on a Monday or Tuesday? There is no poker after it, because poker is not dealt on those nights or on Sunday. On the four poker nights, the 2 a.m. finish comes an hour before the main floor closes. Mira suggests checking the weekday on the ticket before planning a game.

    Machines

    Slots and electronic tables

    As of April 2025, NSGC counted 587 slot machines and 28 tables at the Halifax casino. The electronic tables in Halifax are $3 Craps and $5 Blackjack.

    And when does the slot floor open and close? The casino pages give no hours for it, so this guide does not list any. The phone line answers that question: 902.425.7777. Mira's advice is to ask during the same call that confirms a dinner table.

    An empty small theatre before a show: a dark closed curtain in a gilded frame, crystal chandeliers and rows of red velvet seats.
    Generated scene of a theatre, not a photograph of the Bruce Guthro Theatre.

    Questions

    Asked at the desk

    A show ends late on a Tuesday evening: is there poker after it?

    There is not: poker is dealt Wednesday to Saturday only, from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. After a Tuesday show, the main-floor tables deal until 3 a.m. and the high-limit area until 4 a.m.

    How late is blackjack dealt on the main floor?

    Blackjack on the main floor runs every day from 2 p.m. to 3 a.m. The minimum depends on how busy the floor is.

    Is Let It Ride dealt every night?

    On Friday and Saturday only, Let It Ride joins the lineup. Every other night, the main floor deals Roulette, Blackjack, Ultimate Texas Hold'em and Free Bet Blackjack.

    Does the casino post its slot-floor hours?

    No, the casino pages give no hours for the slot floor. The phone line, 902.425.7777, answers that question.

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