Who to call, text or chat
- ConnexOntario is the province's help line for gambling, free, confidential and open 24 hours. Call 1-866-531-2600, text CONNEX to 247247, or chat at connexontario.ca.
- My PlayBreak, from OLG, keeps you out of every Ontario casino for 3 or 6 months or 1 to 5 years, with no shortening once it starts. Enrol through the OLG Support Centre at 1-800-387-0098, with staff on site, or at a PlaySmart Centre.
- The Virtual PlaySmart Centre, part of OLG's playsmart.ca, answers at 1-833-888-2306 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., seven days a week.
- BetGuard, from iGaming Ontario at betguard.ca, closes every regulated Ontario online site to you, OLG.ca included. Pick 6 months, 1 year, 5 years or your own length; it has no effect at a casino you walk into.
Before you leave the driveway
General advice first: every slot is built with a house edge, so the machines take in more than they pay out over time. Over many evenings, losing is the expected result. Pick a spending limit and a time to head home before you leave the driveway. Those hold up better than ones picked at the machine. The drive home counts too, so leave it room in the plan: a clear head and money left for the rest of the week.
The crew behind the guide
- Checked October 11, 2026
- Ontario time
- Straight-line distances, town points © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Drawings generated; the young woman is a character, not a person
Out to the Downs is written and signed by the Out to the Downs crew. That is a collective name, with no personal byline and no named author. The young woman in the drawings came out of an image generator, made for this guide. She is not a real person, not staff, and was never drawn at the track.
Every fact here was checked on October 11, 2026. The sources were the Kawartha Downs pages, Great Canadian's Shorelines page and code of conduct, OLG, the AGCO and iGaming Ontario. The City of Peterborough's transit page and OpenStreetMap filled in the rest. Distances run in a straight line from the track to a town's OpenStreetMap point, so a road is always longer. No driving time is ever guessed, and times are Ontario time.
The site has no forms and no accounts. Your light or dark choice is the only thing it keeps, and only for the open tab.
Questions
Quick answers
Short answers from the checked facts. Tap a question to open it.
Is ConnexOntario open at 2 a.m.?
Yes, the line runs 24 hours, so 2 a.m. is covered. It is free and confidential: call 1-866-531-2600, text CONNEX to 247247, or chat at connexontario.ca.
Can a family member call for help?
The facts in this guide cover the line itself: free, confidential and open 24 hours. A relative with that question can ask ConnexOntario directly at 1-866-531-2600 or by chat.
Is the young woman in the drawings real?
She is a character created for this guide with an image generator. She is not a real person, not staff, and was not drawn at the track.
Next stop
- Online in OntarioKawartha Downs visitors and online rulesHow online play works for Ontario readers near Fraserville: AGCO registration, the iGaming Ontario list, OLG.ca, BetGuard and how this guide is paid.
- Before you goKawartha Downs before you set offBefore the drive to Kawartha Downs: 19 and older, photo ID if you look under 30, smoking and cannabis rules, the rewards card and access.
- Four ways inFour ways in to Kawartha DownsFour ways to the Kawartha Downs slots: 401 and 115 from Toronto, Highway 7 to Fowler's Corners, Port Hope or exit 45. Free parking, no bus.