The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) regulates gaming, alcohol, cannabis retail and horse racing in Ontario, registering the private operators and suppliers in the province's online market alongside iGaming Ontario, and setting the Registrar's Standards for Internet Gaming that govern advertising (including the 2024 ban on athletes and celebrities appealing to minors), inducements, responsible gambling and technical requirements. It also regulates the province's land-based casinos and lottery under the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation.
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The Department of Internal Affairs opened bidding on 29 September for the right to apply for one of up to 15 online casino licences, with a reserve price it will never disclose and no idea, it says, of what the auction will raise. Alongside it, a draft testing regime spells out what the winners will have to prove about their games and platforms.
A University of Toronto and ICES study of 14 years of hospital records finds visits 154% above the expected level among males aged 10 to 29 and 116% above among men aged 30 to 44, with no change in females. The authors call it a caution for Alberta and every province considering private online operators.
The regulator found the operator failed to escalate a customer whose disclosed occupation was high risk and whose deposits reached about $189,395. NorthStar did not dispute the finding.
Ontario's regulated iGaming market has posted a near-record month in August, driven by an all-time high performance from the province's dominant online casino
The new president of the North American Gaming Regulators Association (NAGRA), Jeremy Locke, has issued a strong call for increased international cooperation,
The protracted takeover battle for Australian operator PointsBet has entered a new phase, with Japanese entertainment and technology giant MIXI formally
As Canada’s gaming market continues its digital transformation, the success of Ontario’s competitive online gaming sector is raising questions about whether
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has issued new guidance for iGaming operators, focusing on enhanced practices to identify and support