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The following is a list of gaming registrations issued by the Registrar of Alcohol and Gaming:

Gaming-Related Supplier

A gaming-related supplier is a person (individual, corporation, organization, association or partnership), other than the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG), who,

manufactures, provides, installs, maintains or repairs gaming equipment or provides gaming services that,
1. could influence the outcome of a game of chance that is held in a casino, charity casino or slot machine facility, or
2. is integral to the conduct, management or operation of a game of chance described in sub clause (i);
provides, installs, maintains or repairs a surveillance system for a casino, charity casino, or slot machine facility;
manufactures, provides, installs, maintains, repairs or operates a gaming management system;
operates a casino, charity casino, or slot machine facility, or
is under contract with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) or the operator of a gaming premises that is a casino, charity casino, or slot machine facility, provides training to individuals in gaming, dealing, equipment installation, maintenance or repairs or any other gaming-related aspect of the gaming premises, but is not a registered gaming key employee.

Non Gaming-Related Supplier

A non gaming-related supplier is a person who provides goods or services that relate to the construction, furnishing, repair, maintenance or business of a casino, charity casino, or slot machine facility, but that are not directly related to the playing of games of chance, and includes a landlord of a premises used for gaming-related purposes.

Non-Gaming-Related Supplier Exemption from Registration

A person who provides goods or services for the operation of a gaming premises is exempt from the requirement to register as a non-gaming-related supplier if the person has obtained a written certificate of exemption from the Registrar stating that,

in the opinion of the Registrar
1. in any 12-month period starting April and ending March 31st of the next year, the value of the goods or services that the person provides to any one gaming premises does not exceed $100,000 and that the total value of the goods and services that the person provides to all casinos, charity casinos, and slot machine facility premises does not exceed $300,000, or
2. the person's business is regulated by the government of Ontario or Canada or an agency of them and the regulating body has carried out a due diligence investigation of the person that is satisfactory to the Registrar; and
the Registrar is satisfied that issuing the certificate is not contrary to the public interest.

Trade Union

A trade union is a trade union within the meaning of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 that represents persons employed in a gaming premises.

Gaming Employee

A gaming employee is an individual who is employed in the operation of casino, charity casino or slot machine facility whose regular duties require access to any area of the premises used for gaming-related purposes. A gaming employee does not supervise other individuals, and in the opinion of the Registrar, does not affect the integrity of the operation of the gaming premises.

Gaming Key Employee

A gaming key employee is an individual who is employed in the operation of a gaming premises that is a casino, charity casino or slot machine facility and who,

exercises significant decision-making authority with respect to the operation of the gaming premises;
is the head of a department that is responsible for human resources, accounting, audit, purchasing or compliance with respect to the gaming premises;
in the opinion of the Registrar, supervises gaming employees employed in the operation of the gaming premises; or
under contract with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) or the operator of the gaming premises, provides training to individuals in gaming, dealing, equipment installation, maintenance or repairs or any other gaming-related aspect of the premises.