A poker evening concierge in Kahnawake
Kahnawake Casino Online, Card to Table
Kahnawake Table Concierge is an independent guide to a poker evening at Playground on Route 138, not the venue's website. It walks the guest from the Player's card and the waiting list to the dinner break.
By the Table Concierge teamChecked October 14, 2026
- Third flooropen 24 hours
- 65 tablescash games and tournaments every day
- Poker Atlasthe app for waiting lists
- On the housedrinks for every player, food for cash games
In order
The evening, in order
Before leaving home, two things are worth arranging. The first is a Playground Player's card, needed to sit at any poker table; it can be arranged online or at Guest Services. The second is a seat on a waiting list, requested through the Poker Atlas app. The text-message line that used to do this has been switched off.
Playground stands at 1500 Route 138, Kahnawake, QC J0L 1B0, and poker has a room of its own on the third floor. Its 65 tables run 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Once seated, every player is given drinks at no charge. If you are in a cash game, food comes at no charge as well.
Nine seats · nine steps
The evening, seat by seat
Seat 1 of 9
Player's card
Needed at the poker tables and at the machines. Set it up online or at Guest Services; membership costs nothing.
- Player's card. Needed at the poker tables and at the machines. Set it up online or at Guest Services; membership costs nothing.
- Waiting list. Use the Poker Atlas app to get on any waiting list; the former text-message line has been shut off.
- Parking. Self-parking costs nothing, and so does the valet.
- Third floor. The poker room has its own space on the 3rd floor: 65 tables, open 24 hours.
- Drinks. Drinks are on the house for every player.
- Food at the table. Cash-game players are fed at no charge.
- Smoke break. Poker players have a closed-off smoking room on the 3rd floor, and everywhere else on that floor is smoke-free.
- Dinner break. Kitchens at your break hour are worked out from the posted hours.
- Stopping point. Gambling: Help and Referral answers 24/7 at 1-800-461-0140.
The Player's card
A Playground Player's card is needed to sit at a poker table or to use a gaming machine. It can be arranged online or at Guest Services. Membership costs nothing, and the card can be set up on the spot.
Entry is limited to guests of legal gambling age, 18 and over. The identity documents accepted at the door are not published. To be certain before making the drive, call Playground at (450) 635-7653, where that question is answered.
At the third-floor tables
The room deals cash games and holds tournaments every day. Stakes and table limits are not published. Smoking happens only in closed-off rooms, and poker players have one of their own on the third floor. Every other part of the floor is smoke-free.
Playground opened in 2010. At the 2024 Global Poker Awards in Las Vegas, fans voted it Best Poker Room. The Playground Rewards program has five levels: Silver, Gold, Red, Black and White. White is given by invitation only.
Dinner break
When the dinner break comes
Cash-game players are given food at no charge. For a sit-down meal, the hour decides which kitchen is open. One dinner option is etc. Steakhouse, which opens at 5 p.m. It closes at 11 p.m. from Sunday to Thursday and at midnight on Friday and Saturday.
For ORSO Trattoria Moderna, the posted hours are 5 p.m. to 11 p.m., with no days named. Eating there requires a Player's card. Seating is for walk-ins only, and reservations are not taken. THE RAIL, the coal-fire bistro, offers breakfast, lunch and dinner. Calling (450) 635-4318 is the best way to confirm its hours.
Eastern time · posted hours
Who is serving at your hour
| Place | Posted hours, Eastern time |
|---|---|
| Poker room | open 24 hours, every day |
| Gaming machines | open 24 hours, every day |
| etc. Steakhouse | Sunday to Thursday 5 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 5 p.m. to midnight |
| ORSO Trattoria Moderna | 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. (days not named) |
| THE RAIL | hours by phone: (450) 635-4318 |
| At the poker table | Drinks for every player; food for cash-game players |
The road, the car and the bus
From Montréal, the drive crosses the Honoré-Mercier Bridge and follows Route 138. Playground puts itself 20 minutes from downtown Montréal by car. Parking costs nothing, in the self-park lot or with the valet.
If you are coming by public transit, take the Green Line to Angrignon, the last station. From there, take exo bus 31 or 32 heading for Châteauguay and step off at the Playground stop. For a late finish, there is no hotel in the building. Playground sends overnight guests to the Host Hotel at 1800 RTW 132 in Kahnawake, 5 minutes away.
Licences and oversight in Kahnawake
The Kahnawà:ke Gaming Commission (KGC) licenses Playground Poker Club as a poker room and Playground's electronic gaming devices. It posts the machines' Return to Player (RTP) percentages. Kahnawà:ke regulates gaming on its territory through the KGC and calls it a sovereign right. Loto-Québec has said that under the Criminal Code only provinces may offer games of chance. The two positions have not been reconciled.
The KGC's Comprehensive Self-Exclusion applies to all land-based venues under its licence. Submit the form to venue management or to the KGC together with a photograph and two pieces of government ID. Requests to lift it are not considered before 6 months, or before 2 years after a second request.
Online
What exists online in Québec
Playground runs no online casino. It warns that any ad or website claiming otherwise is fraudulent. In September 2023, the KGC flagged Facebook ads that wrongly said Playground offered online gaming.
Loto-Québec runs the province's own online games at lotoquebec.com, open to Québec residents 18 and over who are physically in Québec. No licence exists in Québec for private online casinos. A KGC online licence is not treated as a Québec authorization, and Kahnawà:ke and Québec continue to disagree on that point.
Help
Support lines in Québec
- Jeu : aide et référence (Gambling: Help and Referral) can be reached at 1-800-461-0140 from anywhere in Québec, day and night, at no charge and in confidence, in English or French.
- Around Montréal the same service answers at 514-527-0140, and Québec residents can also chat at aidejeu.ca.
- The KGC's Comprehensive Self-Exclusion covers every land-based venue it licenses, and a request to lift it is not considered before 6 months.
Questions
What guests ask first
Are the poker tables running after midnight?
Yes, Playground does not close. The building and its poker tables run 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Which app holds the poker waiting lists?
A seat on any poker waiting list is requested through the Poker Atlas app. The text-message line that used to do this has been switched off.
Does food cost anything during a cash game?
Players in cash games are given food at no charge. Drinks come at no charge to every player at the table.
Which restaurant stays open until midnight on a Friday?
The steakhouse called etc. Steakhouse serves until midnight on Friday and Saturday, and until 11 p.m. from Sunday to Thursday; it opens at 5 p.m. THE RAIL's hours are confirmed by phone, at (450) 635-4318.
Can a guest sleep in the building after a late game?
Playground has no hotel of its own. It sends overnight guests to the Host Hotel at 1800 RTW 132 in Kahnawake, 5 minutes away.