Toledo has exactly one casino, and its nearest competition is in another state. Hollywood Casino Toledo sits on the Maumee River off I-75 and holds one of Ohio's four full casino licences. Sixty miles north, three Detroit casinos each have a hotel that Toledo does not. Everything else in Ohio is two hours away or more. That geography is the whole story of this page: what the Toledo floor does well, what the Detroit trio offers that it cannot, and when the drive to Columbus or Cleveland is worth it.
Hollywood Casino Toledo
The property opened on 29 May 2012, a reported $320 million build by Penn Entertainment, and rates 4.0 from more than 13,000 Google reviewers. The floor is roughly 125,000 square feet in a single large room rather than a chain of halls, which regulars mention more often than any other feature because it makes a specific bank of machines easy to find. It holds more than 2,000 slot machines and 60 table games. Our Hollywood Casino Toledo review covers the property in detail.
The table list is the reason to come. Beyond blackjack, craps and roulette, the pit spreads Mini Baccarat, Dragon Bonus Mini Baccarat, Crazy 4 Poker, Mississippi Stud, Ultimate Texas Hold'em, Fortune Pai Gow, Let It Ride Bonus and Three-Card Poker. For carnival games it is one of the deepest rooms in Ohio. The poker room runs 20 tables, smaller than the 34 at the sister property in Columbus but the only serious room in the north-west corner of the state. Dining is five outlets led by Final Cut Steak & Seafood, with Scene Sports Bar & Grill, Epic Buffet, Take 2 Grill and H Lounge for live entertainment.
What it lacks is a bed. There is no hotel on site, and the closest casino hotels are across the state line.
The smoke-free line
Ohio's smoke-free workplace law, passed by voters in 2006, applies to casino floors, so every Ohio casino is non-smoking by statute. Michigan's 2010 ban exempts the gaming floors of Detroit's three casinos. That single difference explains a pattern the Toledo floor sees every weekend: a meaningful share of the room has driven down from the Detroit suburbs specifically because the entire building, not a partitioned section, is smoke-free. For a Michigan player, Toledo is the nearest smoke-free floor with live tables. For a Toledo player who wants a hotel, the trade runs the other way.
What sits within reach
| Option | From downtown Toledo | What it offers | Hotel |
| Hollywood Casino Toledo | In the city, off I-75 | 2,000+ slots, 60 tables, 20-table poker room, smoke-free floor | No |
| MGM Grand Detroit | About 60 miles north, roughly an hour | Full casino, reported $800 million build, 400-room hotel | Yes |
| MotorCity Casino Hotel | About 60 miles north | Full casino with an attached 400-room hotel tower | Yes |
| Hollywood Casino at Greektown | About 60 miles north | Full casino in Greektown; same Penn brand as Toledo since 2023 | Yes |
| Northfield Park Racino | About 110 miles east | 2,000+ VLTs, harness racing 200+ nights a year; no tables | No |
| Hollywood Casino Columbus | About 140 miles south | Ohio's largest floor, 34-table poker room, 203-room hotel opened June 2026 | Yes |
The Detroit question
For a Toledo player the Detroit trio is closer than any Ohio floor except Toledo's own, and all three are commercial casinos with hotels attached, 21 and over, in the downtown core. Greektown carries the Hollywood name after Penn rebranded it in 2023, which means the same rewards programme Toledo uses. Michigan also licenses online casino play, which Ohio does not, and those apps stop working the moment a phone crosses back into Ohio, so do not plan a Toledo evening around one. The practical split is simple: Detroit for a stay, Toledo for the tables and the clean air.
The rest of Ohio
Within the state, the nearest floors of any kind are the two Cleveland-area racinos, Northfield Park and JACK Thistledown, each about two hours east and each limited to video lottery terminals with no live tables. Hollywood Casino Columbus is the closest Ohio casino with a hotel, about two and a half hours south, and since 12 June 2026 it has one: a 203-room tower beside the state's largest gaming floor and its biggest poker room. If you are making a weekend of it inside Ohio, that is the trip.
Which to choose
We checked ratings, hours and table lists for every option in September 2026. For an evening at the tables, we rate Hollywood Casino Toledo the best choice in the region, and its carnival-game spread is better than anything in the Detroit trio for that style of play. For a night away, Detroit wins on distance and on the three hotels. For a poker player who wants more than 20 tables, Columbus is the answer, and its room is the largest in Ohio. Skip the racinos unless machines and racing are the point; there is nothing at Northfield or Thistledown that Toledo's own floor does not already have, apart from the horses.
Playing from home instead
Ohio does not license real-money online casinos. Sweepstakes casinos run on a no-purchase-necessary promotional model, and our Ohio rankings list the platforms that accept the state; the minimum age varies by operator, and several require 21.
Frequently asked questions
How many casinos are in Toledo, Ohio?
One: Hollywood Casino Toledo, on the Maumee River off I-75. It holds one of Ohio's four full casino licences.
What is the age limit at Hollywood Casino Toledo?
21, the minimum at every Ohio casino and racino. Photo ID is checked.
Does Hollywood Casino Toledo have a hotel?
No. The nearest casino hotels are the three in downtown Detroit, about an hour north, and Hollywood Casino Columbus, about two and a half hours south.
Is Hollywood Casino Toledo smoke-free?
Yes. The entire gaming floor is non-smoking, as at every Ohio casino. Detroit's casino floors are exempt from Michigan's ban.
What is the closest casino to Toledo with a hotel?
MGM Grand Detroit, MotorCity Casino Hotel and Hollywood Casino at Greektown, all about 60 miles north in Detroit.
