Hours by zone
When Casino Nova Scotia Halifax Opens
Each part of the casino on the Halifax waterfront keeps its own hours, all given in Atlantic time. Choose a time and a day, and the flag mast below raises one flag for every zone open at that moment.
Written by the Harbour Walk desk Checked October 3, 2026
Raise the flags for your hour
What is open when you arrive
Flag up: open · flag down: closed · Atlantic time
Friday, 9:30 PM in Halifax
- Live tables, main floorevery day 2 PM to 3 AM
- High-limit areaevery day 5 PM to 4 AM
- Poker roomWednesday to Saturday 4 PM to 2 AM
- 3Sixty BuffetFriday and Saturday only; hours not published
- Slot flooropening hours not published
Main floor tables
Live tables on the main floor run every day from 2 PM to 3 AM. The lineup covers Blackjack, Roulette, Free Bet Blackjack and Ultimate Texas Hold'em. Let it Ride joins them on Friday and Saturday only, so plan around that if it is your game. Those hours belong to the live tables alone, not to the rest of the building.
Table minimums are not fixed. They depend on how busy the casino is, and the same goes for which games are open at a given moment. The Nova Scotia Gaming Corporation counted 28 tables at the Halifax casino, as of April 2025. If one particular game matters to you, check before you head out.
The high-limit area
The high-limit area keeps its own schedule: every day from 5 PM to 4 AM. Its tables offer Blackjack, Roulette, Ruyi Baccarat and Ultimate Texas Hold'em. Of the zones with published hours, it is the last to close. It also starts later than the main floor tables, which begin at 2 PM. If a late walk back along the boardwalk is in your plans, see the casino's own site for its holiday hours first.
Poker, Wednesday to Saturday
Poker runs Wednesday to Saturday, from 4 PM to 2 AM. Two games are dealt: No Limit Texas Hold'em, plus Pot-Limit Omaha. No session starts on Sunday, Monday or Tuesday, so an evening visit on those days will miss it.
In Nova Scotia, live poker is offered only at the Halifax casino. Players driving in from Truro or Wolfville for a game have no other room in the province to aim for. Check the day before you set out.
Slots and electronic tables
The Nova Scotia Gaming Corporation counted 587 slot machines at the Halifax casino, as of April 2025. Electronic tables add $3 Craps and $5 Blackjack for anyone who prefers a screen to a dealer.
What the casino does not publish is when the slot floor opens. The table, high-limit and poker hours above do not apply to the slots. Holiday hours are not posted either, so check greatcanadian.com, the casino's own site, for them. If you plan a late walk on the boardwalk, phone 902-425-7777 first to confirm.
Questions from the waterfront
When do the tables open?
Live tables on the main floor open at 2 PM every day and run until 3 AM. The high-limit area starts later, at 5 PM.
Is there poker on a Sunday?
No, poker runs Wednesday to Saturday only, from 4 PM to 2 AM. No session starts on Sunday, Monday or Tuesday.
Which zone closes latest?
The high-limit area closes latest, at 4 AM every day. It opens at 5 PM and is the latest-closing zone with published hours.
When does the slot floor open?
The casino does not publish the slot floor's opening hours. Give 902-425-7777 a call before heading over, and look on the venue's own site for holiday hours.