Casino Rama earns its place among the grand resorts by longevity: a large, long-running First Nations resort on Lake Couchiching near Orillia, with a big floor, a comfortable hotel and an entertainment centre with a storied line-up.
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 cottage-country gaming for decades, and the resort setting is as much of the draw as the floor.
The hotel holds around 290 comfortable, resort-standard rooms 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.
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 midweek and out of the summer peak.