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Casino Nova
Scotia
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The Casino Nova Scotia
opened a temporary location in the Sheraton Hotel Halifax on
June 1, 1995. On April 24, 2000 it moved to a brand new,
$100-million "Vegas-style" facility on the downtown Halifax
waterfront. It was originally owned by Caesar's until October
2005, when Casino Nova Scotia was bought out by Great Canadian
Gaming Corporation. When the Casino was sold to Great Canadian
Gaming the affiliated Sheraton Hotel was sold separately to
the Marriott Corporation In 2007, workers at the casino voted
in favor of organizing a labor union The casino has 650 slots
and table games. There is an attached 550-car parkade,
including 14 wheelchair-accessible spaces. The casino is
connected via pedway to the Marriott Halifax Harbourfront,
formerly the Casino Nova Scotia Hotel and Sheraton Hotel
Halifax. The pedway also connects to Purdy's Wharf, Scotia
Square, and the downtown core.
Halifax casino
The Casino Nova Scotia opened a temporary location in the
Sheraton Hotel Halifax on June 1, 1995. On April 24, 2000 it
moved to a brand new, $100-million "Vegas-style" facility on
the downtown Halifax waterfront. It was originally owned by
Caesar's until October 2005, when Casino Nova Scotia was
bought out by Great Canadian Gaming Corporation. When the
Casino was sold to Great Canadian Gaming the affiliated
Sheraton Hotel was sold separately to the Marriott Corporation
In 2007, workers at the casino voted in favor of organizing a
labor union The casino has 650 slots and table games. There is
an attached 550-car parkade, including 14
wheelchair-accessible spaces.
The casino is connected via pedway to the Marriott Halifax
Harbourfront, formerly the Casino Nova Scotia Hotel and
Sheraton Hotel Halifax. The pedway also connects to Purdy's
Wharf, Scotia Square, and the downtown core.
Restaurants and lounges
There are several drinking and dining facilities in the
casino, including casual dining at Trapeze, live entertainment
at the Harbourfront lounge, and concerts, conventions and
other attractions in the Compass Room and the Schooner room.
Structural engineering
Engineered by BMR of Halifax, the casino has been described
as one of the most complicated in the company's history. The
size of the site meant that part of the building was built
over water 70 feet deep (at its deepest point). Most of the
land that the casino occupies had been created years earlier
when that part of Halifax Harbour was infilled with loose rock
and excavation material from other construction sites —
reclaimed land was too soft to serve as a stable building
foundation. BMR overcame the problem by engineering a design
which incorporated driving caissons through the fill material
and into the bedrock below. Then, using a specially designed
doughnut-shaped pile cap as a support system, the engineers
worked with the form work contractor to hang the casino’s
floor structure on the supporting caissons like a huge wharf.
| Address |
1983 Upper Water Street
Halifax Nova Scotia
Canada B3J |
| Opening date |
June 1, 1995 |
| Total gaming space |
34,900 ft? |
| Casino type |
Land-Based |
| Owner |
Independent, associated with Great Canadian
Casinos |
| Previous names |
“Caesar's Sheraton Halifax Casino” |
| Years renovated |
April 24, 2000, June 1, 2006 |
| Website |
www.casinonovascotia.com |
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