A late evening in Chatham, Ontario
Friday, 10 pm: the floor and the live tables are open until 2 am.
Chatham Casino Online After Dark
At 615 Richmond Street in Chatham, the doors of Cascades Casino Chatham stay open until 2 AM, all seven nights. The After Ten Desk, which has no tie to the casino, writes this guide for the back end of the day: the evening, the close and the ride home.
By the After Ten Desk Checked October 4, 2026
What still runs at this hour
Drag the ruler or pick a day to see what is open; times are Eastern, and holiday hours are not published.
- Floor…
- Live tables…
- Bus, fixed routes…
- Bus, OnRequest…
- MATCH pub…
| What | Hours, Eastern |
|---|---|
| Casino floor and slots | opens 10 am, closes 2 am, all week |
| Live tables | Fri, Sat, Sun: noon until 2 am. Mon to Thu: surely running at 4 pm, until 2 am; phone before 4 pm |
| Ride CK, fixed routes | Mon to Sat, 6:15 am until 7:15 pm; never on holidays |
| Ride CK, OnRequest trips | weeknights 7:15 pm until 12:45 am; Sundays 9 am until 5 pm |
| MATCH Eatery & Public House | no published hours; ask on 226-296-0309 |
How the evening runs to 2 AM
Cascades Casino Chatham keeps its floor and slots going from 10 AM until 2 AM, seven days a week. The dealers finish at that same 2 AM. Their start varies: noon on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and by 4 PM from Monday to Thursday. On those four days, anyone hoping for a seat in the 3 PM to 4 PM window should phone 226-296-0309 first.
Nothing on the published schedule shuts earlier in the evening, so every part of the night runs toward one moment. That moment falls on the next calendar date: a Friday night ends at 2 AM on Saturday. All times are Eastern.
For a holiday visit, the hours have to come from chatham.cascadescasino.ca or a call to 226-296-0309, since none are posted ahead. The after-ten page covers those last hours before the close in more depth.
Cascades Casino Chatham · 615 Richmond St, Chatham · 226-296-0309
What runs until the close
Late at night, more than 300 slot machines, reel and video, still fill the Cascades floor. Next to them, 10 live table games deal until 2 AM. Blackjack appears in more than one form, Perfect Pairs and Blazing 7s among them. The featured list also names Mississippi Stud, roulette, Mini Baccarat, Ultimate Texas Hold'em and Spanish 21.
No poker room, sportsbook, bingo or keno is listed, and no high-limit room appears on the list either. MATCH Eatery & Public House, the casino's sports-themed pub, has no published hours. If a late stop there matters, ask at 226-296-0309 before you set out.
A limit for the night
A limit for the night
Your amount and your hours: the stop time and the pace per hour.
Set your numbers above.
Pace per hour: the amount split over the hours. Stop time: the start plus the hours. Keep both inside the 2 am close, and remember weekday OnRequest trips stop at 12:45 am.
Before you leave for Richmond Street, pick an amount for the night and a time to stop. The calculator beside this text only divides your own numbers; it predicts nothing and sends nothing anywhere. On a weekday, two stops are already built into the evening. The last Ride CK OnRequest trip goes before 12:45 AM, and the floor closes at 2 AM. If you rely on the bus, the first of those is the one that counts.
What to keep on you
- Carry valid government-issued photo ID; under Ontario law, nobody under 19 gets past the Cascades door.
- Guests aged 21 or under need a second ID that carries their name.
- Staff can ask to see ID again at any point, so keep it with you until you leave.
- Outside food and drink stay outside, and phones may not be used for photos, recording or calculating on the gaming floor.
How the night ends
How far is the casino?
Pick a town: the straight line to 615 Richmond St, and Google Maps for the road.
Straight lines between OpenStreetMap coordinates (© OpenStreetMap contributors); roads are longer.
| Town | Straight line |
|---|---|
| Blenheim | 18 km |
| Dresden | 22 km |
| Tilbury | 24 km |
| Ridgetown | 27 km |
| Wallaceburg | 27 km |
| Bothwell | 38 km |
| Wheatley | 39 km |
| Belle River | 43 km |
| Leamington | 50 km |
| Petrolia | 55 km |
| Essex | 56 km |
| Glencoe | 57 km |
| Kingsville | 59 km |
| Sarnia | 67 km |
| Windsor | 69 km |
| Strathroy | 79 km |
| St. Thomas | 93 km |
| London | 102 km |
Parking in the lot at Cascades Casino Chatham costs nothing, so a car can sit there until the 2 AM close. On weekday evenings, Ride CK runs OnRequest trips up to 12:45 AM. Its Saturday service stops at 7:15 PM and its Sunday service at 5 PM, which leaves late weekend nights with no Ride CK at all. On holidays nothing runs. Since the casino gives no stop for 615 Richmond Street, the trip home is best planned through Ride CK directly.
The tool next to this text gives straight-line distances: Blenheim 18 km, Sarnia 67 km, Windsor 69 km and London 102 km. Road routes are longer, and no driving times appear in this guide. Booking a room close by is the other way to finish the evening. Holiday Inn Express and Candlewood Suites, the partner hotels, are both at 575 Richmond Street, which the casino places just steps from its gaming floor. Call them at 519-937-5577.
The online side of Ontario
Before reading about the Chatham floor, it helps to know the online picture: Ontario began regulating internet gambling on April 4, 2022. In that system, private operators supply the games, the AGCO acts as regulator, and iGaming Ontario holds the role of conducting and managing play. Its official directory of regulated sites sits at igamingontario.ca. A player must be 19+ and physically inside Ontario's borders for those sites to accept a bet. OLG.ca is the online casino the province runs itself.
On the Chatham Casino home page, the paid links go to a private partner left unnamed, because it may be swapped out. This guide makes no promise about it. Whatever online casino a reader picks, it is worth looking up in the igamingontario.ca directory first. The online page sets out the rules at greater length.
Help, and one paid link
Help in Ontario, any hour
- ConnexOntario answers questions about gambling in confidence and at no cost, around the clock, by phone at 1-866-531-2600 or by texting CONNEX to 247247.
- Phone 1-833-888-2306 to reach the Virtual PlaySmart Centre, staffed daily between 11 AM and 7 PM.
- My PlayBreak, OLG's self-exclusion program, can keep you out of every Ontario casino, and you can enrol through 1-800-387-0098 or by asking casino staff.
Questions after ten
When does the casino close for the night?
Cascades Casino Chatham shuts its slots and tables at 2 AM, Eastern time, seven days out of seven. Because that is past midnight, the close belongs to the next date: a Friday evening finishes on Saturday at 2 AM.
Are the tables still open at midnight?
Yes, the live tables run until 2 AM every night, the same moment the slots stop.
Can I get a bus back at 1 AM?
Not by Ride CK: on weekdays the last OnRequest trip goes before 12:45 AM. Late on Saturday and Sunday nights no Ride CK runs at all. Parking on site is free if you drive.
Where can I sleep if the night runs to 2 AM?
Holiday Inn Express and Candlewood Suites are both located at 575 Richmond Street, which the casino says is just steps from its gaming floor; call 519-937-5577. The casino itself has no hotel on site.
Do I need ID once I am inside?
Yes, staff can ask to see ID at any point during a visit, not only at the door. Keep it on you until you head home.