Shorelines Casino Thousand Islands
A casino in Gananoque, Ontario, formerly known as OLG Casino Thousand Islands and the Thousand Islands Casino.
Last updated August 31, 2026
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Overview
Shorelines Casino Thousand Islands is a casino property in Gananoque, Ontario, serving the Thousand Islands area of eastern Ontario. The venue was announced in 2000 and opened in June 2002 under the Thousand Islands Charity Casino name. It subsequently operated under the names Thousand Islands Casino and OLG Casino Thousand Islands before adopting the Shorelines Casino Thousand Islands identity. The property is part of Ontario's regulated casino network. Its former OLG branding reflected the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation's role in the province's casino system, while the venue itself operated as a local gaming and entertainment destination rather than as a broad international consumer brand. The casino's location in Gananoque places it near the Thousand Islands tourism region and within reach of communities and visitors in eastern Ontario. In 2016, Great Canadian Entertainment took over operation of the casino. The change placed day-to-day management with one of Canada's major casino operators while the venue remained an Ontario casino property. Publicly available reference material identifies Great Canadian Entertainment as the owner. Detailed information about the property's gaming mix, amenities, employment, financial performance, and current operating programs is not established in the supplied sources.
History
The property now known as Shorelines Casino Thousand Islands originated in a casino project announced in 2000 for Gananoque, Ontario. The community is located in the Thousand Islands region, a tourism area along the St. Lawrence River in eastern Ontario. The venue opened in June 2002 as the Thousand Islands Charity Casino. Its original name reflected the charitable-casino model used in Ontario during the period when several casino properties were developed to combine regulated gaming with contributions to local charitable causes. Over time, the venue used several names, including Thousand Islands Casino and OLG Casino Thousand Islands. The OLG designation connected the property to Ontario's provincial gaming framework and to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation's casino network. Despite these changes in naming, the physical property remained a small casino serving the local market and visitors to the surrounding Thousand Islands area. A significant operating change occurred in 2016, when Great Canadian Entertainment took over operation of the casino. This transferred operational responsibility to a specialist Canadian casino operator. The property is identified in current reference material as being owned by Great Canadian Entertainment and operating under the Shorelines Casino Thousand Islands name. Available reference material provides only a concise account of the venue's history. It does not establish detailed information about expansions, specific gaming products, restaurants, entertainment programming, financial results, executive appointments, or regulatory controversies. Accordingly, the documented history is best understood as a sequence of establishment, opening, name changes, and a later change in operator.
Products and positioning
A locally focused, regulated casino and entertainment venue serving Gananoque and the Thousand Islands region of Ontario.
Gaming · 2002
Casino gaming
The property's core offering is regulated casino gaming delivered through the Shorelines Casino Thousand Islands venue. The supplied reference material identifies the site as a small casino but does not specify its individual game types, machine count, table count, betting limits, or loyalty programs.
Brand decisions
2016
Change in operating companyStrategyBackground
The casino had previously operated under names associated with the Thousand Islands and OLG casino network.
Action taken
Great Canadian Entertainment took over operation of the property.
Aftermath
The venue later became known as Shorelines Casino Thousand Islands and remained a casino property in Gananoque.
Recent events
- 2016
Great Canadian takes over casino operation[1]
M&A
Great Canadian Entertainment assumed operation of the casino, which was formerly associated with OLG branding.
- 2002
Thousand Islands casino opens[1]
Other
The casino opened in Gananoque in June 2002 under the Thousand Islands Charity Casino name.
- 2000
Casino announced for the Thousand Islands area[1]
Other
A casino project in the Gananoque area was announced, establishing the basis for the property that later opened as the Thousand Islands Charity Casino.
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