Most write-ups about the Moncton property repeat the same line: more than 600 slot machines. The independent directory Casino City counts 490 gaming machines; another listing says more than 500. The number moves depending on who published it and when, which is a useful warning about everything else written about this place.
What does hold up across sources is the shape of the property. It opened on May 4, 2010, at 21 Casino Drive in the Magnetic Hill area, with a gaming floor of 24,000 square feet attached to a hotel and a concert venue. That is one building with three functions, not a strip of resorts.
What Casino New Brunswick is, in short
| Fact | Detail |
| Opened | May 4, 2010 |
| Operator | Great Canadian Gaming (New Brunswick) Ltd. on behalf of NBLGC; owner listed as Great Canadian Entertainment |
| Address | 21 Casino Drive, Moncton, NB E1G 0R7 |
| Gaming floor | 24,000 square feet (2,200 square metres) |
| On site | 126-room hotel, two restaurants, spa, indoor pool, 24-hour gym, Molson Canadian Centre |
| Minimum age | 19 for the gaming floor and its restaurants |
Great Canadian Entertainment was bought by funds managed by Apollo Global Management in September 2021, when the company stopped trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Provincial oversight sits with the New Brunswick Lotteries and Gaming Corporation under the Gaming Control Act, with licensing handled by the Gaming, Liquor and Security Licensing Branch.
Where it is and how to get there
The property sits off the Trans-Canada Highway (Route 2), exit 450. From Greater Moncton International Airport the drive is cited at roughly 10 minutes by the operator and up to 15 minutes by trip-planning sites, with the road distance given as 17.1 km. A taxi takes around 12 minutes and costs roughly 25 to 31 Canadian dollars.
Transit is where the brochures go quiet. Reaching the casino by Codiac Transpo buses takes about two hours with transfers and costs 8 to 11 dollars, so a car or a cab is the realistic choice. Parking is free, which long-time patrons note as a difference from the sister property in Nova Scotia.
Show nights change that picture. Reviewers report no parking in front of the hotel after 7pm on event evenings, with the overflow lot requiring a walk of 100 to 200 metres around the building because there is no rear entrance. One guest estimated the lot holds about two-thirds of what the venue seats.
What is inside the building
The floor carries slot machines, table games and a poker room with five tables. Casino City lists 26 table and poker games in total, including baccarat, craps, Let It Ride, roulette, Spanish 21, three card poker and Ultimate Texas Hold’em. Marketing copy mentions a high-limit area.
Attached to the floor is the hotel: 126 rooms and suites, from Queen Studio to Luxury King Suite, with free in-room WiFi, air conditioning, bathrobes and safes. The property also has a 3,500 square foot spa, an indoor pool and hot tub, and a fitness centre open around the clock. Breakfast is not included and is cooked to order for a fee, and there is no room service.
The Molson Canadian Centre handles live entertainment: 2,100 seats in a concert layout built on 630 retractable tiered seats, or up to 2,500 standing. As function space it measures about 25,000 square feet and seats up to 1,100 for plated banquets. Past bookings include Travis Tritt in October 2020, Styx, UB40, Shaggy, Roch Voisine, Amanda Marshall and Jann Arden in May 2025.
A note on the brand name: dozens of lookalike domains borrow it, and an independent review site covering Casino New Brunswick online sorts out which of those sites actually belong to the Moncton property and which only reuse its name.
Where to eat and what the hours look like
Hub City Pub sits on the casino floor and runs daily from 10:30am to 2am, with drink service from 11am. Its menu covers wings, poutine, bacon-wrapped scallops, burgers, sandwiches and breakfast, and guests report a daily lunch special at 6.99 dollars. A late-night menu runs Friday and Saturday until 11:45pm.
The second outlet is the buffet, listed in older directories as the Lighthouse Buffet. Reviews split sharply: prime rib, salmon soup and striploin nights earn praise, while powdered mashed potatoes, frozen vegetables and a salad bar of lettuce and cucumber draw complaints. The breakfast buffet that guests remember is no longer served. Floor hours and table game hours are not the same clock, which matters if a specific game is the reason for the trip.
Age limits and house rules
Patrons must be 19 or older. That rule extends past the gaming floor to Hub City Pub and the buffet, since both sit inside it, so this is not a property for a family dinner before a show. The Rewards Club loyalty card has two levels, with roughly 35,000 dollars cycled through slots in a 13-month period needed to reach the Ruby tier at a rate of one point per dollar played.
Is it worth the trip
1) Hotel, floor, spa, pool and a 2,100-seat venue sit in one connected building, so a concert night needs no second drive.
2) Parking costs nothing, including for ticketed events.
3) The kitchen on the gaming floor serves until 2am daily, with a late-night menu on Friday and Saturday.
4) Event-night parking fails under load: nothing out front after 7pm and a walk of up to 200 metres from the rear lot with no back door.
5) Overnight guests lost the breakfast buffet, pay separately for a cooked-to-order breakfast, and cannot order food to the room.
Entry is restricted to those 19 and older; gambling is entertainment with a cost, not a way to earn.
