What Poker Actually Looks Like at Clinton
Gateway Casino Clinton is located at 147 Beech Street in Clinton, Ontario, tucked inside the Clinton Raceway complex. It is a compact venue that mainly serves players from southwest Ontario. If you are thinking of coming in just for poker, it helps to know exactly what is on the floor before you get in the car.
There is no live poker room at this property. You will not find staffed cash game tables, regular tournaments, or a separate poker area. What you do get instead are video poker terminals, mixed in with roughly 141 slot machines on the main floor. That is the straightforward reality.
For plenty of players, that setup works. Video poker feels different than sitting down in a live room, but the underlying game is still poker: odds, pay tables, and actual choices on every hand. If you are comfortable playing on a screen rather than at a felt table, Clinton does its job. When live poker is the main reason for your visit though, other Gateway locations in the region are the ones to check.
Playing Video Poker at the Clinton Property
At Clinton, poker runs through electronic terminals rather than dealers. Each unit is a standalone machine: you load it with credits, choose the version of poker you like, and play at whatever pace feels right. Standard formats you will usually see include Jacks or Better and Deuces Wild, although the exact list depends on which cabinet models are set up at that time.
A typical visit to play might look roughly like this:
- Make your way to 147 Beech Street, in Clinton, about an hour northwest of London, ON.
- Once inside, head to the main gaming floor and look for the video poker terminals set in with the slot machine section.
- Insert cash or a gaming voucher so the machine can convert it into credits.
- From the on-screen menu, pick the poker variant you prefer.
- Use the denomination and bet buttons to decide how much you want to wager per hand.
- Hit the Deal button and receive a five-card starting hand.
- Choose which cards to hold, then press Draw to replace the rest of the hand.
- Any winning hand is paid instantly according to the posted pay table on that machine.
- When you are done, press cash out - the terminal prints a ticket that you can redeem at a cashier or a self-serve kiosk.
One small but important habit for video poker, at Clinton or anywhere else: always read the pay table before you start hitting Deal. The payout gap between, for example, a 9/6 and an 8/5 Jacks or Better setup is quite big over time, and it is easy to overlook if you just sit down and start playing without checking.
Operating hours at Gateway Casino Clinton are generally 9:00 AM to 1:00 AM every day, though they are not carved in stone. It is worth a quick call to +1 519-482-7540 to confirm the schedule on the day you plan to visit.
Where Live Poker Tables Are in the Gateway Network
Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited runs the Clinton property as one piece of a larger Canadian group of venues. Across the full network, the company operates around 440 table games in total, and about 48 of those are poker tables. Those live poker tables are located at different properties in British Columbia, Ontario, and Alberta - and none of them sit on the floor at Clinton.
So the picture looks like this:
| Property Type | Clinton | Other Gateway Properties |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Machines | ~141 machines | ~13,915 across network |
| Video Poker | Available (terminals) | Available at multiple sites |
| Live Poker Tables | Not confirmed | ~48 tables across network |
| Table Games | Not confirmed | ~440 total across network |
| Horse Racing | Yes - Clinton Raceway | Not standard at most sites |
For players in Ontario who specifically want to sit at a live poker table, Gateway locations in London, Woodstock, and Sarnia are typically the closer match. Poker offerings can move around though. The most reliable way to check what is running is to open gatewaycasinos.com/properties/ and look through the listing of venues, since that is where Gateway keeps current gaming details for each property.