Limits and help
Set a limit, find help
Pick the amount and the time you will spend before the visit, using the planner below. In Ontario, ConnexOntario answers 24/7 at no cost: call 1-866-531-2600, text CONNEX to 247247 or chat at connexontario.ca.
Written by the Joseph Drive desk Checked October 13, 2026
Beach huts budget
Beach huts: your budget, hour by hour
Your amount and your hours. A break between huts. Nothing leaves this page.
$20 an hour
Arrive Saturday 7 PM, leave at 10 PM.
Local buses run 7 AM to 9 PM.
With scripts on, this planner splits an amount into hourly huts and checks your leaving time against the floor hours (to 2 AM, or 4 AM on Friday and Saturday) and the local buses (7 AM to 9 PM).
A plan made at home
Decide two things at the kitchen table, not on the casino floor: the amount you can spend and the hour you head home. Think of that amount as spent, not as something to win back. The floor stays open until 2 AM, or 4 AM on Friday and Saturday, so the clock won't end the evening for you. Wasaga Beach Transit's local routes run daily from 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM, which makes the ride home part of the plan. Holiday hours are not published, so call the casino before a holiday visit.
Two lines open at any hour, plus one site
- ConnexOntario handles gambling, mental health and addiction, 24/7 and at no cost. Call 1-866-531-2600, text CONNEX to 247247 or chat at connexontario.ca.
- In a crisis, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide Crisis Helpline. The line is open 24/7.
- PlaySmart is OLG's responsible gambling service, found at playsmart.ca.
Taking a break
My PlayBreak is OLG's self-exclusion program for Ontario casinos. You choose a casino break of 3 or 6 months, or 1 to 5 years. For that whole stretch it bars entry to every Ontario casino, Wasaga Beach included, and it cannot be cancelled early. To enrol, call the OLG Support Centre at 1-800-387-0098 or ask staff at a casino.
Online play has its own tool. BetGuard, run by iGaming Ontario at betguard.ca, lets anyone 19 or older exclude themselves from every regulated Ontario online gambling site at once, OLG.ca included. It does not cover land-based casinos, so a break from both takes both programs.
Quick questions
Is ConnexOntario open at night?
Yes, it answers 24/7 at no cost. Call 1-866-531-2600, text CONNEX to 247247 or chat at connexontario.ca.
Can a casino break be cancelled early?
No, a My PlayBreak casino break cannot be cancelled early. It lasts the full 3 or 6 months, or the 1 to 5 years you picked, so choose the length with care.
Does BetGuard cover casinos?
No, BetGuard covers regulated Ontario online gambling sites, OLG.ca included, and not land-based casinos. For the casino on Joseph Drive and every other Ontario casino, My PlayBreak is the program to use.