Twilight zone After the curtain

Late Tables at Casino Nova Scotia

The curtain comes down at the Bruce Guthro Theatre, and the next question is which tables are still dealing. Enter the show time and its length in the planner below, and the guide sets the closing times beside it.

By the Soundings crewChecked October 12, 2026

Atlantic time · posted hours

Sound the evening

Pick the night, the curtain and the running time printed on your ticket.

Curtain Running time

Part of the casino	Posted hours, Atlantic time
Main-floor tables	every day, 2 pm to 3 am
High-limit area	every day, 5 pm to 4 am
Poker room	Wednesday to Saturday, 4 pm to 2 am
Let It Ride table	Friday and Saturday only, during main-floor hours
Slot floor	hours not posted; call 902.425.7777
3Sixty buffet	Friday and Saturday only; hours not posted
Theatre box office	opens 60 minutes before each show

Main floor

The main floor until 3 a.m.

Every day, main-floor tables operate from 2 p.m. to 3 a.m., dealing Roulette, Blackjack, Ultimate Texas Hold'em and Free Bet Blackjack. What about Let It Ride? It runs on Friday and Saturday only, so anyone leaving a show on another night will not find it afterwards.

Which of those tables are open, and at what minimum? Both depend on how busy the floor is. The list above is the full set of games. It is not a promise for any one hour after the curtain. That is the way to read it when planning the hour after the show.

High-limit

High-limit hours

The high-limit area keeps later hours and is open every day from 5 p.m. to 4 a.m. There you will find Roulette, Ultimate Texas Hold'em, Blackjack and Ruyi Baccarat. What happens if the night runs beyond 3 a.m., when the main floor closes? Play continues here until 4 a.m., one extra hour. Before the show begins, the guide recommends checking which closing time applies.

The clock

Atlantic time and holidays

Every time on this site is Atlantic time, the clock in Halifax. A night that opens on one date closes after midnight, once the calendar has already turned. Poker after a Saturday show, for instance, carries you to 2 a.m. on Sunday. Holiday hours are not posted, so they are worth checking on the venue's own site or by phone at 902.425.7777.

Poker

Poker, four nights a week

Poker runs from Wednesday through Saturday, 4 p.m. to 2 a.m., with Pot-Limit Omaha and No Limit Texas Hold'em on the tables. The Halifax casino is the only place in Nova Scotia to find live poker.

And a show on a Monday or Tuesday? There is no poker after it, because poker is not dealt on those nights or on Sunday. On the four poker nights, the 2 a.m. finish comes an hour before the main floor closes. The weekday printed on the ticket is worth a look before any game is planned.

Machines

Slots and electronic tables

As of April 2025, NSGC counted 587 slot machines and 28 tables at the Halifax casino. The electronic tables in Halifax are $3 Craps and $5 Blackjack.

And when does the slot floor open and close? The casino pages give no hours for it, so this guide does not list any. The phone line answers that question: 902.425.7777. That question fits neatly into the same call that confirms a dinner table.

Questions

Asked at the desk

A show ends late on a Tuesday evening: is there poker after it?

There is not: poker is dealt Wednesday to Saturday only, from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. After a Tuesday show, the main-floor tables deal until 3 a.m. and the high-limit area until 4 a.m.

How late is blackjack dealt on the main floor?

Every day, the main floor deals Blackjack between 2 p.m. and 3 a.m. How busy the floor is sets the table minimum.

Is Let It Ride dealt every night?

On Friday and Saturday only, Let It Ride joins the lineup. Every other night, the main floor deals Roulette, Blackjack, Ultimate Texas Hold'em and Free Bet Blackjack.

Does the casino post its slot-floor hours?

No, the casino pages give no hours for the slot floor. The phone line, 902.425.7777, answers that question.