Moncton: the Lighthouse room
Casino New Brunswick deals Texas Hold'em in a private room in the Lighthouse, a part of the casino. The room opens Thursday 6 PM to 2 AM, which runs into Friday morning. On Friday and Saturday it opens 6 PM to 3 AM. Sunday to Wednesday, it stays closed. Holiday hours should be checked on the casino's own site.
The waiting list works by phone: call 506-861-4632 after 5 PM, Thursday to Saturday, up to 60 minutes ahead. Cash-game tables are seated nine-handed. While live hands are in play, only English and French may be spoken. The NBLGC counted 6 poker tables at the casino in fiscal 2023-24.
Fredericton: Wolastoq Casino
Wolastoq Casino's poker room deals $1/$3 Texas Hold'em. Each orbit includes one hand of Omaha, and a double-board bomb pot runs every hour. Buy-ins start at $60 and top out at $300.
From Wednesday to Saturday the room runs 6 PM to 2 AM, with phones open from 5 PM. On Sunday it runs 5 PM to 2 AM, and phones open at 4 PM. A Saturday session runs past midnight and ends at 2 AM on Sunday. Reservations go through 506-462-7689. Holiday hours should be checked on the casino's own site.
Grey Rock: poker on terminals
Grey Rock Casino, by Edmundston, has Stadium Three Card Poker and a Texas Hold'em game on its Quartz Hybrid electronic tables. They keep the gaming floor's hours: Sunday to Thursday 10 AM to midnight, and Friday and Saturday 10 AM to 2:30 AM. Holiday hours should be checked on the casino's own site.
Charity tournaments
Charitable and religious organizations in New Brunswick can be licensed to run Texas Hold'em poker tournaments. Charitable Texas Hold'em tournaments began in May 2008. The same groups can also be licensed for bingos, raffles, breakopen ticket sales and Monte Carlo events. Charitable gaming licences are covered by the Gaming Control Branch, part of the Department of Justice and Public Safety. This guide gives no tournament schedule.
Questions
Which poker room runs on a Wednesday?
The room at Wolastoq Casino in Fredericton runs on Wednesdays. It deals from 6 PM to 2 AM, with phones open from 5 PM. The Moncton room at Casino New Brunswick is closed Sunday to Wednesday.
How does someone get on the Moncton waiting list?
Call 506-861-4632 after 5 PM, Thursday to Saturday, up to 60 minutes ahead. Cash-game tables at Casino New Brunswick are seated nine-handed.
What is the buy-in at the Fredericton poker room?
Wolastoq Casino's $1/$3 Texas Hold'em game has a $60 minimum buy-in and a $300 maximum. Reservations go through 506-462-7689.