Entertainment · Hospitality · Live Event Operations
Parlour Room — A Connected Poker Club Booking & Operations Platform
Customer mobile apps, backend services, web administration and an internal iPad application — built end to end for a private members-only poker club in Toronto.
- Platforms
- iOS · Android · Web Admin · Backend API · Internal iPad App
- Engagement
- End-to-End Product Development
- Timeline
- Approximately 6 Months
- Industry
- Entertainment · Hospitality · Live Event Ops
Project Overview
Extending a private members-only club into a connected digital product.
Parlour Room is a private members-only poker club serving Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area, operating live in-person poker experiences at 1200 Kennedy Rd in Scarborough, Toronto.
CoreDron was engaged to build the digital platform from the ground up rather than extending an existing application. Over approximately six months, the engagement grew into a connected ecosystem across the customer, operational and internal-staff experiences.
- Customer iOS and Android applications
- Backend services and APIs
- Web-based administration platform
- Game, tournament and reservation workflows
- Internal iPad application for on-floor table operations
The goal was to keep the player experience simple while giving the operations team the internal tools required to manage live poker activity.
The Challenge
Three distinct audiences, one connected system.
Running live poker events involves more complexity than publishing a schedule. Each audience needs a purpose-built interface, while the underlying data has to stay consistent across every surface.
Players
Members opening the mobile app to discover live poker activity, review what's running that evening, browse the tournament calendar and reserve a seat before arriving at the venue.
Operations Team
Staff maintaining game and tournament information, tracking reservations, managing member details and keeping customer-facing information aligned with what is actually happening at the club.
Table Staff
On-floor staff at the tables who need internal, purpose-built views to support live venue workflows without exposing customer-facing or full administrative complexity.
Building From Scratch
A full product lifecycle across every surface.
CoreDron worked across every layer of the product rather than delivering an isolated frontend. The approximately six-month engagement covered planning, design, architecture and implementation for the customer mobile apps, backend services, web administration platform and internal iPad application.
The result is a connected multi-surface product rather than a standalone booking app.
Customer Mobile Experience
From discovery to a seat at the table.
The public mobile apps are designed as a single flow rather than a set of disconnected screens. A member can move from browsing what’s running tonight to holding a reservation for that specific game without leaving the app.
App Launch
Cash Game Schedule
Member Account
- Step 01
Discover
Browse live poker activity available at the club.
- Step 02
Review Game or Tournament
See what's running, the event day and the format.
- Step 03
Reserve Seat
Reserve a place directly through the app.
- Step 04
Stay Updated
Receive updates when event information changes.
- Step 05
Visit Parlour Room
Arrive at 1200 Kennedy Rd for the live experience.
Screenshots sourced from the public Parlour Room App Store listing (Canada). Journey summarised from the publicly documented product features; specific seat-assignment, payment and venue rules are handled at the club and are not claimed by this case study.
Cash Games & Tournaments
Different poker formats, one schedule.
Parlour Room operates live in-person poker across multiple formats. The customer experience surfaces the right information for each event type so members can pick what fits their evening, review the day and reserve a place before arriving.
- Hold’em
- Omaha
- Cash Games
- Tournaments
- Freerolls
- Daily Schedule
Formats verified from the public parlourroompoker.ca site and the App Store product description.
Admin Operations
Centralised Control of Club Operations
The Parlour Room administration platform gives the operations team one place to manage the systems behind the member experience — from game schedules and player activity to restaurant menus and operational reporting.
Restaurant & Menu Management
Staff can organise menu categories, manage food items, control availability and configure product options from the administration platform.
Playing Hours & Activity Tracking
The admin provides a consolidated view of player sessions, assigned agents, cash games, table and seat activity, playing time and session status, with filters and CSV export for operational reporting.
Cash Game Scheduling
Weekly cash-game schedules can be managed from one operational view, including game status, start times, sub-events and related configuration.
Admin screens shown here are sanitised demo captures of the real Parlour Room administration UI. UI layout and modules are those built for Parlour Room; player names, agent IDs and operational figures shown in-screen are illustrative demo data and not real records.
Internal iPad Application
Built for on-floor table operations.
Parlour Room also required a dedicated iPad application for internal staff use at the poker tables. Unlike the public customer app, this application is designed around internal table and venue workflows. It provides a purpose-built interface for staff without exposing customer-facing or full administrative complexity.
Table Overview
Staff can see the current state of every table in the room at a glance — which tables are running, which format they are running, how many seats are open and which tables are closed — and open a table to manage it from there.
- Room header: Toronto Poker Syndicate
- Active table with format label — Table 1 · Holdem 1/3
- Live seat count — Seats Open : 9
- Closed-table state on Tables 2, 3 and 4
Seat Management
Inside an active table, the interface gives staff seat-level controls for the nine positions around the table, alongside table-level actions to add a user, switch to another table or close the table entirely.
- Table header — Table 1 · Holdem 1/3
- Nine numbered seats around the table (Seat 1 – Seat 9)
- Table controls — Add New User, Switch Table, Close Table
- Back arrow returns to the room-level Table Overview
Table Operations · End-to-End
From Table Overview to Seat Management.
Together, these screens show the internal iPad experience at two operational levels: a room-level table overview and seat-level controls for an active table.
01 · Room view
02 · Active table
iPad screens above are captured from the internal table application, where the interface is headed “Toronto Poker Syndicate”. The application is a staff-only tool and is not publicly distributed. These captures show an empty room and an empty active table with no player data on screen.
Connected Platform
Four purpose-built surfaces on one shared platform.
Reservations, tournament updates and operational information are managed across a shared platform designed to keep each surface aligned.
iOS + Android
Customer Apps
Where members discover live activity, review formats and reserve seats.
Platform services
Backend / API
Shared business logic, data and integrations that keep the surfaces aligned.
Operations dashboard
Web Admin
Where authorised staff manage games, tournaments, members, reservations and operations.
On-floor tooling
Internal iPad App
A staff-only interface for internal table and venue workflows.
Key Capabilities
What the delivered platform does.
The features shipped across the four surfaces.
Live Activity Discovery
Browse the poker activity currently running at the club.
Tournament Calendar
Surface upcoming tournaments and their booking windows.
Seat Reservations
Allow members to reserve their place directly through the app.
Member Records
Maintain structured member information for club operations.
Operational Updates
Keep the customer view aligned with real operational changes.
Admin Workflows
Manage day-to-day business tasks through a dedicated web dashboard.
Table Operations
Support internal venue workflows through the dedicated iPad application.
Multi-Surface Continuity
One connected system across mobile, web admin and internal iPad.
Product Outcome
One platform across the customer and operational journey.
Parlour Room now runs its members and its operations team on one connected product ecosystem, not separate systems for each audience — a single platform to run live poker activity from discovery through to on-floor delivery.
- Live on the App Store
- Live on Google Play
- 4 connected surfaces
- ~6-month initial build
Technology & Platforms
Platforms delivered.
This section describes the delivered platforms only. Framework, language and cloud stack are not represented on this page.
Mobile Applications
iOS application · Android application
Web Platform
Web administration platform
Platform Services
Backend APIs
Internal Operations
Internal iPad application (staff-only)
FAQs
Questions we hear about Parlour Room.
What is Parlour Room?
Parlour Room is a private members-only poker club serving Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area, offering live in-person poker experiences including cash games and tournaments at 1200 Kennedy Rd in Scarborough.
What did CoreDron build for Parlour Room?
CoreDron built the connected product ecosystem end to end, including the customer iOS and Android applications, backend services and APIs, a web administration platform for the operations team and a dedicated internal iPad application for on-floor table operations.
Can players reserve seats through the app?
Yes. The customer application includes event and seat-reservation workflows that allow members to discover live poker activity and reserve their place directly through the app.
Does the platform support tournaments?
Yes. The platform supports tournament discovery and reservation workflows alongside live cash-game activity, using the same shared backend as the rest of the customer experience.
Is the iPad application available publicly?
No. The dedicated iPad application is a staff-only internal tool built for on-floor table operations at the venue. It is not distributed to customers.
How long did the initial development take?
The initial end-to-end product development across the customer apps, backend services, web administration platform and internal iPad application was completed over approximately six months.
Is Parlour Room a gambling or online casino platform?
No. Parlour Room is a private members-only poker club with live, in-person poker events at a physical venue in Toronto. The platform CoreDron built — the customer apps, admin platform and internal iPad app — supports booking and operating those in-person events; it is not an online casino, betting or wagering product.
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