Skip to content

System-wide IT outage temporarily closes Wasaga Beach casino

'We have made the decision to close all locations until further notice as we work to correct the issue'
empty slots at casino rama
The gaming floor at Casino Rama is empty following shutdown of all Gateway properties due to a "system-wide malfunction."

The Playtime Casino in Wasaga Beach was temporarily shut down on Sunday, along with other Gateway casino locations.

Gateway Casinos and Entertainment, the company that operates casinos in Wasaga, Hanover, Innisfil and several other locations in Ontario including Casino Rama Resort and dozens of other casinos in Canada, posted a notice on their Facebook page that all of their gaming facilities were closed as of 1 p.m.

"All Gateway Ontario sites will close due to a system-wide malfunction until further notice," says the two-sentence statement posted on social media.

According to its website, Gateway is one of the largest and most diversified gaming and entertainment companies in Canada with 29 gaming properties in British Columbia and Ontario and two additional properties in Edmonton, Alberta.

In a statement at around 7 p.m. Sunday, Gateway said: "Earlier today all Gateway casino sites across Ontario experienced a system-wide IT outage. We have made the decision to close all locations until further notice as we work to correct the issue."