This casino is world class from the modern design of the building to the chic interior. There is your regular table games and slots... It's open 24 hours and provides very nice views of The St. Lawrence River.

There is a show bar that seats 500 with nightly entertainment along with a five star restaurant Nuances which offers some amazing seafood in an elegant setting.

You want to dress smart casual as they do not allow jeans.

Montreal's casino is a bit difficult to get to if you are taking the bus/subway, but there is a lot along the way. It is best to make this a stop after or before La Rhond, as they are close to each other. I was AMAZED at the size of the casino, with four to five floors, and it was so flashy, I felt like I was in Vegas. It is a definite must if you are into having some fun and winning some extra money!

After all day touring historic Montreal, we decided it was still too early to go back to the hotel, so why not head on over to the Casino de Montreal for a little nightlife and entertainment. I have to admit my husband likes casinos more than I do, so this entry includes quite a bit of his input as well.

The casino can either be driven to, but then you have parking costs or you can simply take the yellow line metro to Jean Drapeau Station and hop on one of the free buses. The second way is much easier as we have done both. Entry to the casino is free however my husband and I both noticed that on a Saturday night the average minimum bet was $25 on the tables and every day the minimum bet on the slot machines varies from $.25 to $1. Also, another note: weekend evenings are understandably very busy and the casino becomes extremely crowded, so much so that it is difficult to move about freely.

If you have children, remember not to bring them here as the legal age limit for drinking and gambling is 19 years old. Also, if you do not like lots and lots of noise, this is not the place for you as upon entering, be prepared to be assaulted by the sound of at least a hundred or so slot machines ringing loudly.

There are four restaurants located in the casino, Nuances, La bonne carte, Via Fortuna, and L’entre mise, as well as numerous bars that are scattered throughout the entire casino. My husband and I have honestly never stayed long enough at the casino to try any of these restaurants, as we don’t ever seem to have very good luck at this casino. Most of all this casino is like a vertical maze, which I jokingly told my husband that it is meant to keep the guests in, as they can’t find their way back out. It is a very impressive sight when with all the glass staircases in the center of building, the glass elevator, and escalators here and there. In the very end though to me anyways, a casino is a casino is a casino. They’re just about all alike.

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"Let’s go to the casino," was our next thought, so we hopped into a cab, and 8 minutes and $9 later we were at the Montreal Casino on Isle Notre Dame--the former site of the French pavilion left over from the World’s Fair of ’67.

We take the escalators to the top floor to see the restaurant Nuances, a five-star restaurant. The menu did look good, but pricey. Pricey was the cost of the two glasses of champagne we shared at the Nuances bar as well.

We then wandered; they have a cool mechanical horse track on a table 10 feet long. The horses actually enter the starting gates and then race around the track. You should always go with your instincts--before the one complete race we watched, my wife chose the green horse, and it did end up winning the race. Too bad our luck did not hold out during the 5 minutes we spent playing the dollar slot machines. It was back to the hotel bar for some more nightcaps.

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Not a bad spot at all. Best to avoid the weekends though. We were in twice - once on Friday night, and once on a weekday afternoon. The difference was amazing. Friday night, it was hard to move, much less play. During the week, it's much quieter, and actually, almost relaxing. Lots of fun, a little loud, but hey, it's a casino. They're supposed to be...