A plain guide to Kahnawà:ke poker
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This independent guide covers Playground, the poker room and gaming hall at 1500 Route 138 in Kahnawà:ke, south-west of Montréal. The venue is open 24/7, and the sections below answer the practical questions before a first visit.
By the Kahnawake Guide teamChecked October 13, 2026
What is open on the day you pick
Eastern Time · bars show each place's hours that day
| Place | Hours as published |
|---|---|
| Gaming floors | Open 24/7 |
| Poker room | Tables open 24/7 |
| etc. Steakhouse | Sunday to Thursday 5 pm to 11 pm; Friday and Saturday 5 pm to midnight |
| ORSO Trattoria Moderna | 5 pm to 11 pm (posted without days; read as daily) |
| THE RAIL Coal Fire Bistro | hours not published here |
Poker
The poker room
Poker has its own room on the 3rd floor. Playground lists 65 poker tables, and the room is open 24/7. It runs daily cash games and tournaments. A cash game is played for the chips on the table, not for a tournament prize. Tournament schedules are on the venue's poker page.
Seats are filled from a waiting list, which is the queue of names for the next open seat. Players add their names to any list through the Poker Atlas app, since the old text line has been discontinued. Every player also needs a Playground Player's card, set up online or at Guest Services. The tool below walks through getting a seat, step by step.
From the door to a poker seat
3rd floor · tables open 24/7 · stakes are not published here
- Get a Playground Player's card online or at Guest Services.
- Join a waiting list in the Poker Atlas app; the old text line is discontinued.
- Go to the poker room on the 3rd floor; tables are open 24/7.
The hall
The rest of the hall
Playground opened in 2010 and lists over 128,000 square feet. Its gaming machines are spread across two floors and include electronic blackjack, roulette and baccarat tables. All players get complimentary drinks. In 2024 the venue was named Fans Choice: Best Poker Room at the Global Poker Awards in Las Vegas. In 2017 it received an American Poker Award for Event of the Year (MILLIONS North America).
Smoking is allowed only in self-contained smoking rooms. Two sit on the 2nd floor with the machines, one near the elevators and one to the left of the bar. Poker players have their own on the 3rd floor. The rest of the floor is smoke-free.
Food
Food at the venue
Three restaurants operate at Playground. THE RAIL is a coal-fire bistro established in 2010, with a 130-guest dining room serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. It sits at 1500 Unit C, Route 138. This guide publishes no hours for it; the phone is (450) 635-4318.
Dinner at the steakhouse called etc. Steakhouse runs Sunday to Thursday from 5 pm to 11 pm, and Friday and Saturday from 5 pm to midnight. ORSO Trattoria Moderna gives its hours as 5 pm to 11 pm, without naming days. Diners there need a Playground Player's card, and it takes walk-ins only, with no reservations. Holiday hours should be checked on playground.ca.
Getting there
Getting there
By car from Montréal, the venue's directions use the Honoré-Mercier Bridge and Route 138. Self-parking in the venue's lot is free, and so is valet parking. Transit riders take the metro to Angrignon station, the Green Line terminus. From there, exo bus 31 or 32 towards Châteauguay goes to the Playground stop.
In a straight line, Playground is 18.9 km from Montréal City Hall, which lies to the north-east. Châteauguay is 3.8 km away and Dorval 8.4 km. Roads are longer than these lines. There is no hotel on site; the venue points to the Host Hotel at 1800 RTW 132, Kahnawake.
How far, and in which direction
Straight lines from 1500 Route 138 · roads are longer
Pick a town to see the straight-line distance and open a route.
At the door
At the door
Playground welcomes people 18 and over, the legal gambling age in Québec. Every player needs a Playground Player's card for the poker tables and the gaming machines, set up online or at Guest Services. Which identity documents the door accepts is not published; the venue answers questions at (450) 635-7653.
Self-exclusion is a request to be kept out of gaming venues for a chosen period. At Kahnawà:ke venues it runs through the Kahnawà:ke Gaming Commission (KGC); Playground keeps the forms at the Player Services Desk. It cannot be revoked before the chosen period ends.
Check the door rules for your visit
Québec gambling age is 18 · documents accepted are not published
18 and over. A Playground Player's card is needed for the poker tables and the gaming machines (online or at Guest Services). A KGC self-exclusion covers all KGC-licensed land-based venues in Kahnawà:ke.
Who regulates
Who regulates gaming
Gaming at Playground is licensed by the Kahnawà:ke Gaming Commission, not by Loto-Québec. In 2024 the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke called Kahnawà:ke a legitimate gaming jurisdiction. In 2019, Loto-Québec said that under the Criminal Code only provincial governments may offer games of chance. No Québec-Kahnawà:ke gaming agreement had been published by October 2026.
Two other poker rooms appear on the KGC licensee list. The Office Poker Club is at Plaza 138, Route 138. River Run Poker, at 2000B Route 138, was licensed on June 28, 2023. On January 31, 2024, the KGC approved its temporary closure.
Online
Online play from Québec
Playground does not operate an online gaming site. It says ads or sites saying otherwise are fraudulent. In September 2023, the Kahnawà:ke Gaming Commission warned about ads falsely saying Playground offers online gaming. Québec's own online gaming site is lotoquebec.com, run by Loto-Québec. Players there must be 18 or older, Québec residents and physically in Québec.
Québec has no licensing regime for private online operators. The paid links on this guide's home page are marked Ad. They lead to a private online casino, and the guide earns a commission. That partner holds no authorization from Québec and has no connection with any gaming venue in Kahnawà:ke.
Help
Where to find help
- Gambling: Help and Referral (Jeu : aide et référence) answers 24/7, free, confidential and bilingual, at 1-800-461-0140 anywhere in Québec and 514-527-0140 in the Montréal area.
- Québec residents can also reach the same service by chat at aidejeu.ca.
- Self-exclusion at Kahnawà:ke venues runs through the KGC, whose Comprehensive Self-Exclusion covers all KGC-licensed land-based venues and needs a photo and two government IDs.
Questions
Short questions, short answers
- Is Playground open all night?
- Playground is open 24/7, and its poker tables are open 24/7 as well. Holiday hours should be checked on the venue's own site, playground.ca.
- How old do visitors need to be?
- Playground welcomes people 18 and over, on its website and at its premises. That matches the legal gambling age in Québec, which is 18. Which identity documents the door accepts is not published, so questions go to (450) 635-7653.
- Is a card needed to play?
- Every player needs a Playground Player's card to use the poker tables and the gaming machines. The card is set up online or at Guest Services. ORSO Trattoria Moderna also asks for the card to dine.
- Is parking free at the venue?
- Self-parking in the venue's lot is free, and so is valet parking. There is no hotel on site.
- Is there an online version of Playground?
- Playground does not operate an online gaming site, and it says ads or sites saying otherwise are fraudulent. In September 2023, the Kahnawà:ke Gaming Commission warned about ads falsely saying Playground offers online gaming.