These Showstopping Canadian Casinos Have the Best Entertainment

Casinos aren’t just about slot machines and card tables anymore. While the thought of a potential jackpot payout, or the thrill of taking a seat at the blackjack table and table games are the main attraction for some people, others are drawn in by the glitz and glamor of a full casino experience. And what’s more glitzy and glam than taking in a show?  

But let’s face it, Canadian casinos aren’t exactly Vegas. It’s unlikely that you’ll come across a residency by someone like Adele or Rod Stewart at the local casino in Kamloops. But nevertheless, local music events, comedy shows, dance troupes and even the occasional international headline act all perform at Canadian casinos.

But where should you go if you want to be entertained by the best in the business? There’s a big difference between a massive country music show in an arena that holds 10,000 people, and some guy who does comedy on his day off standing up for open mic night at the karaoke bar. And it’s safe to say that some Canadian casinos just aren’t geared up to host world-class entertainment. 

To help you out a little, we decided to go on a mission to find the casinos with the best entertainment options in all of Canada. Unfortunately, we didn’t manage to visit all of them ourselves, but we headed to Tripadvisor to find out what real people thought. We searched for mentions of particular keywords like “entertainment”, “live music” and “performance” and the more mentions a casino got, the higher it ranked on our very special scale. We’re going to tell you exactly which casinos came top of the list, and which ones leave a lot to be desired.

Here's our final ranking:

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