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The Registrar of Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) regulates and registers suppliers to, and gaming employees of, charitable gaming events, casinos, charity casinos, slot machine facilities at racetracks and lotteries managed and conducted by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG). The Registrar is also responsible for the administration of the regulatory framework governing the issuance of lottery licences to religious and charitable organizations.
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click
here.
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On January 1, 2009, the AGCO introduced monetary penalties as an additional compliance tool for licensees who have contravened the Gaming Control Act (GCA) or the Liquor Licence Act (LLA) and their Regulations. A monetary penalty is a financial consequence where the licensee pays a defined amount as a result of a contravention of the GCA or LLA. Click here to learn more about monetary penalties.
Gaming and Lotteries - General
Information
Gaming
in Ontario
The AGCO is responsible for the regulation of casinos, charity casinos, slot machine facilities at racetracks and lotteries managed and conducted by the Ontario
Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG), and the OLG is responsible for the management and conduct of the gaming operations and lotteries.
Municipalities and
the AGCO have responsibility for issuing lottery licences – the
majority of lottery licences are issued by municipalities
in the province, primarily to religious and charitable
organizations for bingo and break open ticket licences.
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Illegal
Gaming
For enquiries or complaints regarding
illegal gaming, please contact the OPP Criminal Investigation
Bureau, Illegal Gaming Section at 905-405-5495.
Legal Gaming in Ontario - Legislative
Framework
The
Criminal Code of Canada
s.206
and s.207 of Criminal Code of Canada
The Criminal Code of Canada (Code)
defines what types of gaming activities are illegal
in Canada, and the provinces are assigned responsibility
to operate, license and regulate legal forms of gaming.
Part VII of the Code prohibits gaming
in general, while section 207 allows for a number of
exceptions to the general prohibition. Specifically,
it permits "lottery schemes" provided that they are:
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Lottery schemes "conducted and
managed" by the province in accordance with any
law enacted by that province (s. 207(1)(a)); |
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Lottery schemes "conducted and
managed" by a licensed charitable or religious organization
pursuant to a licence issued by a provincial authority,
provided that the proceeds of the lottery scheme
are used for a charitable or religious purpose (s.
207(1)(b)); and |
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Lottery schemes "conducted and
managed" by a licensed board of a fair or exhibition
or by an operator of a concession leased by that
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Order in Council
1413/08
Order in Council
Authorizes the licensing framework
for charitable organizations to hold lottery events
and sets out the limits of municipal and provincial
licensing.
Terms and
Conditions for Lottery Licences
A licence to manage and conduct a
lottery scheme, issued by or under the authority of
the Lieutenant Governor in Council or the province,
contains terms and conditions relating to the conduct,
management and operation of or participation in the
lottery scheme.
Gaming
Control Act, 1992 (GCA)
The GCA requires registration of individuals and businesses supplying goods and services to casinos, charity casinos and slot machine facilities at racetracks, lotteries managed and conducted by the OLG and gaming events managed and conducted under a licence. This includes requiring registration of bingo hall operators, bingo paper and break open ticket manufacturers, gaming service suppliers, gaming equipment manufacturers, gaming equipment suppliers, break open ticket sellers, gaming premises managers, gaming services employees, bingo callers and croupiers, gaming related suppliers, non-gaming related suppliers, gaming employees and gaming key employees, lottery retailers, lottery retailer managers and lottery equipment suppliers.
For a copy of the Gaming Control
Act, 1992 and Regulations, click
here, or stop by the ServiceOntario Centre, located at 777 Bay Street (College Park Building), Market Level, Suite M212, Toronto, Ontario. To order a copy by mail, call 1-800-668-9938 (toll-free in Ontario), Toronto (416) 326-5300 or visit their web site at ServiceOntario Publications.
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