Legal Gambling in New Brunswick

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New Brunswick residents can legally gamble in all the popular formats. The province has retail casinos, sports betting, lottery, poker rooms and bingo halls. The Atlantic Lottery Corp. offers legal online casino games, sports betting and instant lottery games. Retail casino options include both commercial and First Nation casinos.

Gambling comes under the jurisdiction of the New Brunswick Lotteries and Gaming Corp. Whatever form of gambling you enjoy, this guide has you covered with detailed information about casinos, poker, sports betting and lottery games.

Is online gambling legal in New Brunswick?

Yes. Residents of New Brunswick and three other Atlantic provinces can gamble online via the Atlantic Lottery Corp. portal. The lottery site features casino games like online slots and table games, as well as sports betting, instant lottery games and iBingo.

Gambling in New Brunswick is under the jurisdiction of the New Brunswick Lottery. As well as licensing and oversight, the NBLGC owns and operates casinos.

New Brunswick’s legal gambling options

  • Casinos: There are only a small number of retail casinos in NB. The largest is Casino New Brunswick, in Moncton. This venue has 600 slot machines, 24 table games and a poker room. In addition to this venue owned by the province, there are First Nation casinos and high stakes bingo halls that offer slot-style gambling via VLTs.
  • Poker: You will find charity poker tournaments and (non-raked) home games are legal in New Brunswick. Poker rooms are available at Casino New Brunswick, Grey Rock Casino and St. Mary’s Entertainment Centre. These rooms are far smaller than those in other provinces and run a mix of cash games and tournaments.
  • Sports betting: The Atlantic Lottery Corp. offers legal retail and online single-event sports betting through its Proline product.
  • Sweepstakes casinos: A number of sweepstakes casinos are legal in New Brunswick. These are free-to-play casinos where no purchase is necessary. However, some brands give you free premium chips to enter real money contests simply for registering. All of them give you extra chips when you send a written request by mail.
  • Lottery: The Atlantic Lottery Corp. allows entry into national and provincial draws. Tickets can be bought from retailers or online. Scratch cards are also available. You can check your numbers and buy tickets for multiple draws via the Atlantic Lottery website.
  • Horse racing: Connell Park in Woodstock is the only remaining horse racing track in New Brunswick. It offer live harness racing. You can also place bets on live races and bet via simulcast on races around the world. In other parts of New Brunswick, you can bet via off-track betting offices, known as teletheatres.
  • Bingo/charitable gambling: Fund-raisers for charity are licensed by the New Brunswick Lotteries and Gaming Corp. They include bingo, break out games, raffles and charity poker tournaments.
  • Online gambling: New Brunswick shares an online gambling portal with the three other Atlantic provinces. The ALC website offers slots, table games, instant lottery-style games and sports betting. You can also buy lottery tickets and take part in second-chance draws.

Retail casinos in New Brunswick

While other provinces have long lists of retail casino venues to choose from, New Brunswick only has three casinos. It also has bingo halls which offer (limited) slot-style gambling via VLTs.

Casino New Brunswick

  • Address: 21 Casino Drive, Moncton, NB
  • Hours: 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. daily

The only “resort”-sized casino in the province, Casino New Brunswick has a hotel, entertainment and dining — as well as a large casino. There are more than 600 slots and electronic games, plus 24 casino table games to choose from. Stakes start low, with a separate high-limit room available for high rollers. This casino also has a separate five-table poker room. Dining is available at the Hub City Pub, which also features entertainment like live music. This venue also has an event centre and a spa.

Grey Rock Casino

  • Address: Maliseet First Nation, 100 Chief Joanna Blvd., Saint-Basile, NB
  • Hours: 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. daily

You get a lot of choice when it comes to slots at Grey Rock — thanks to technology. There are officially 270 slots and electronic games available. With server technology, you can access more than 200 games from gaming company IGT on many of the cabinets. This casino also offers bingo and a poker room. This venue is located close to Edmundston. It has two restaurants, plus an event hall that offers live music. Regular players can join the Totem Rewards Club, which offers regular rewards and special promotions.

St. Mary’s Entertainment Centre

  • Address: 185 Gabriel Drive, Fredericton, NB
  • Hours: 9 a.m. to 2:30 a.m. daily

This venue is a huge bingo facility — the largest anywhere in Atlantic Canada. It doubles up as a casino thanks to 75 VLTs. They offer video poker, slot-style games with versions of many classic titles, and lottery games. Bingo is high stakes, with $50K “bonanza” jackpots available. This casino also has a poker room, which runs cash games plus tournaments Wednesday through Saturday. Dining and entertainment are available at the Pine Tree Bar & Grill.

Eagles Nest Gaming

  • Address: 17 Muwin Lane, Woodstock First Nation, NB
  • Hours: 10 a.m. to 2:30 a.m. daily

Slots at the Eagles Nest are provided by 33 VLTs. They offer a choice of slot-style games, video poker and lottery-style games. There are regular bingo games and “cards,” which is a deal your own Texas Hold’em poker tournament. You can enjoy food from a snack bar — and try bar games while you watch sports in the Nighthawks venue.

VLTS are available across the province

Other options for casino gamblers in the province include VLTs in bars. There are more than 2,000 video lottery terminals in New Brunswick.

Live poker rooms in New Brunswick

There are three poker rooms in New Brunswick. All of them are tiny compared to the giant rooms in Québec, Ontario and elsewhere. The largest single room has just five dedicated tables. This is the poker room at the Casino New Brunswick in Moncton. The others are at the Grey Rock Casino (four tables) and at St. Mary’s Entertainment Centre (three tables).

Expect small stakes cash games and tournaments with modest buy-ins. Some of the tournaments are self-dealt.

Poker home games are legal in New Brunswick. In line with other provinces, the rule is that these games cannot charge for entry to tournaments or take any rake from pots. Charity poker tournaments are also legal. They need to be licensed by the NBLGC.

Legal sports betting in New Brunswick

Sports betting is legal in New Brunswick via the Atlantic Lottery Corp.’s dedicated web portal.

Single-event sports betting is legal in New Brunswick. You can also take part in fantasy sports/picks-style contests via Proline Fantasy — or bet on season-long futures.

Horse race betting in New Brunswick

There is only one active horse racing track in New Brunswick. Connell Park in Woodstock features live harness racing events from May to October.

New Brunswick lottery games

You can buy tickets for national draws and those for the Atlantic provinces on the Atlantic Lottery website. You can play instant games, access casino games and buy tickets for all the main draws for weeks in advance via the website. There are second-chance drawings for losing tickets and the ability to see winning numbers for all the major draws.

Popular draws include:

  • Lotto Max: This national draw has a jackpot that can grow as big as $80 million. Tickets cost $5, with the draws taking place on Tuesdays and Fridays.
  • 6/49: Another draw that is shared among all the provinces. Each ticket is eligible for two multimillion dollar prize draws: the Classic jackpot, which is fixed at $5 million, and either the Gold Ball Jackpot (which starts at $10 million and can go as high as $68 million) or a $1 million prize.
  • Daily Grand: This lottery draw awards the winners $1,000 every day for life. The draws take place on Monday and Thursday.
  • Atlantic 49: This draw is for the four Atlantic provinces only. It has a top prize of $1 million, with draws taking place every Wednesday and Saturday.
  • Hit or Miss: This game combines an instant win of up to $25,000 at the lottery terminal, with a nightly draw that has a top prize of $250,000. Tickets cost $2.

You can also play instant games such as bingo at retail outlets, along with scratch cards.

Bingo halls and charitable gambling in New Brunswick

New Brunswick allows charities and religious organizations to apply for licenses to run specific forms of gambling. Licensing comes under the jurisdiction of the NBLGC. All the money raised by charitable gambling activity needs to go to relieve poverty, benefit communities, advance religion or provide education.

The forms of charitable gambling allowed are:

  • Bingo
  • Breakopen ticket sales
  • Raffles
  • Monte Carlo events
  • Texas Hold’em poker tournaments

Bingo can also be played at casinos/bingo halls located on First Nation lands. These are not charity fund-raising events.

Online gambling in New Brunswick

There are multiple opportunities to gamble online via the Atlantic Lottery Corp. website. You can buy lottery tickets and play instant lottery games via this portal — or choose casino games or video poker, as well as betting on sports via Proline.

IGT provides many of the slots. They include classics such as Cleopatra along with new games like Ghostbusters- and Anchorman-themed slots. Progressive jackpots are available online. You can play table games like blackjack, roulette and baccarat, or enjoy iBingo games.

Wrapping up: Gambling in New Brunswick

New Brunswick has a lot of choice when it comes to types of gambling.

While the number of retail casinos is small compared to the larger provinces, there are multiple alternatives. You can head online to the Atlantic Lottery site. This portal offers casino games, bingo and slots, as well as lottery games. Sports betting is also available via Proline.

Poker rooms, high stakes First Nation bingo halls, horse racing bets and charitable gambling are also available in New Brunswick. Best of all, unless you are a professional gambler, anything you win will be tax-free.

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