Casino Rama is the classic Ontario getaway and a long-running First Nations enterprise: a large resort on the lands of the Chippewas of Rama near Orillia, with a big gaming floor, a hotel of around 290 rooms and an entertainment centre that has hosted a who's-who of touring acts.
Rama's floor is genuinely large — a full spread of table games, a poker room and a big bank of slots, busy at weekends and well-run. It has anchored Ontario cottage-country gaming for decades, on the lands of the Chippewas of Rama, and the draw is the resort setting as much as the floor.
The hotel holds around 290 comfortable, resort-standard rooms and suites, a short indoor walk from the gaming and the entertainment centre — built for a stay-over where you check in, play, see a show and sleep without moving the car.
There are ten-plus restaurants and lounges, a spa and a well-known entertainment centre that pulls major concerts. For a self-contained weekend with a big casino and a big show, it delivers.
Rama sits in cottage country near Orillia, about ninety minutes north of Toronto — far enough to feel like a getaway, close enough for a Friday drive. Value is good, especially midweek and out of the summer peak.