Gateway Casinos Sarnia at Hiawatha
This page looks at Gateway Casinos Sarnia, the slot room inside Hiawatha Horse Park. It covers where the room sits and what is on the floor. It also covers what to bring to the door, and how a planned closure was reversed.
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A slot room at a harness track
Gateway Casinos Sarnia sits at 1730 London Line, Sarnia, inside Hiawatha Horse Park, just off Highway 402. The park is a Standardbred track, which means harness racing. It is a separate room from Starlight Casino Point Edward at 2000 Venetian Blvd. Gateway lists the two as different Southwest properties with different addresses.
Ontario's land-based casinos are conducted and managed by OLG, with day-to-day operations contracted to private service providers. Here, that provider is Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited. In this guide's night sky, Sarnia is one star in the Southwest constellation. It is also one of ten mapped rooms that sit at or beside a horse racing track.
Southwest constellation · this room bright
- At a racetrackGateway Casinos SarniaSouthwest constellationSarnia (Hiawatha Horse Park)1730 London Line, Sarnia519-383-3732Floor 9 AM to 1 AM dailyGames 150 slot machines on a gaming floor of about 22,000 sq ftCard My Club Rewards: free, join at Guest Services with valid IDOfficial page ↗Directions in Google Maps ↗
Official links are unpaid. Stars are placed from published coordinates, or on the town centre where none are published, and nudged apart for reading, not for distances.
Visit notes · checked October 10, 2026
Before the trip
1730 London Line, Sarnia, ON N7T 7H2
- When
- Floor. 9 AM to 1 AM daily
- On the floor
- 150 slot machines on a gaming floor of about 22,000 sq ft; no live table games mentioned
- Hiawatha harness races can be bet online via HorsePlayer Interactive (Canadian residents); no on-site racebook described
- Food and drink
- Express Bar. Fully licensed bar on the gaming floor; light meals, snacks, drinks; no hours published
- Parking
- Free on-site parking
- Access
- Accessible facility; wheelchairs, accessible formats and communication supports on request
- At the door
- 19+ with valid government photo ID; those 21 or younger also need a second piece of name ID
- Card
- My Club Rewards: free, join at Guest Services with valid ID; earn points on slots, redeem at Gateway casinos in Ontario
- Cash
- Bank machines (ABMs) on site
Sources: sarnia.gatewaycasinos.com, sarnianewstoday.ca, hiawathahorsepark.ca, gatewaycasinos.com. Unpaid links. Holiday hours are not in these notes; where two official pages differ, both figures are given.
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On the floor and around it
- Slots: the floor holds 150 slot machines, electronic games played alone with no dealer. The building covers 53,000 sq ft, with about 22,000 sq ft of gaming floor. This guide lists no live tables and no poker room here.
- Racing: the room sits inside Hiawatha Horse Park & Entertainment Centre, a harness track owned and operated by 405730 Ontario Ltd. The guide does not list a sportsbook, a hotel or shows at this address.
- Food and drink come from the Express Bar, which serves light meals, snacks and drinks. Complimentary non-alcoholic drinks are limited to coffee, tea and fountain pop.
- Loyalty card: a free membership card used on the floor, here called My Club Rewards. It is issued at Guest Services with valid ID.
- History: slots first came to Hiawatha in May 1999 and were removed by the province in 2012. They returned with an official opening on January 30, 2020, under OLG's Optional Slots at Racetracks Program, launched in 2019, with a five-year lease.
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Before you go to Hiawatha
Entry is for adults 19 or older with valid government-issued photo ID. Ontario casinos accept only that kind of ID to verify age, and must check anyone who appears under 30. At this room, guests 21 or younger also need a second piece of name identification.
Parking on site is free, and bank machines are inside. The facility is accessible, with wheelchairs, accessible formats and communication supports on request. The phone line is 519-383-3732.
Asked under the same sky
Questions
Who runs Gateway Casinos Sarnia?
OLG conducts and manages Ontario's land-based casinos, with day-to-day operations contracted to private service providers. At Hiawatha Horse Park, that provider is Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited.
Does Gateway Casinos Sarnia have live tables or poker?
This guide lists 150 slot machines at the room and no live tables or poker. For anything beyond the slot floor, call the room at 519-383-3732.
Is it the same place as Starlight Casino Point Edward?
No. Starlight Casino Point Edward is at 2000 Venetian Blvd, while Gateway Casinos Sarnia is at 1730 London Line inside Hiawatha Horse Park. Gateway lists them as separate Southwest properties.