Ontario opened a competitive online gaming market on 2022-04-04. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) regulates it under the Gaming Control Act, 1992, O. Reg. 78/12 and the Registrar's Standards for Internet Gaming, while iGaming Ontario (iGO) conducts and manages the games through operating agreements with private operators, as the Criminal Code requires. Operators must be registered by the AGCO (CAD 100000 per site per year) and contracted by iGO; B2B gaming-related suppliers such as game studios, platform providers and odds makers must also register with the AGCO and have products certified by an AGCO-registered test lab. iGO became an independent provincial agency under the iGaming Ontario Act, 2024 on 2025-05-12, and the province-wide self-exclusion tool BetGuard launched on 2026-05-14. OLG continues to offer online gaming at OLG.ca outside the iGO market.
Which verticals are legal in Ontario
Status is the position for a licensed operator, not for offshore supply.
Daily Fantasy Sports
Licensed
Pay-to-play fantasy sports are permitted under the AGCO internet gaming standards, with play limited to players located in Ontario.
Esports Betting
Licensed
iGO reports e-sports within its betting product line.
Horse Racing / Pool Betting
Not stated
Pari-mutuel wagering on horse racing is outside the iGaming Ontario market and not covered by its reports.
Land-based Casino
State monopoly
Land-based commercial gaming is conducted and managed by OLG; any land-based gaming not conducted and managed by OLG is not permitted.
Online Bingo
Licensed
Listed as a product category in the iGaming Ontario operator directory.
Online Casino
Licensed
Offered by AGCO-registered operators under iGaming Ontario operating agreements; also by OLG at OLG.ca.
Online Lottery
Not stated
Online lottery ticket sales are permitted to players aged 18+; whether private operators may offer lottery was not confirmed.
Online Poker
Licensed
Peer-to-peer poker is offered, but liquidity pools with players outside Ontario are currently prohibited.
Online Sports Betting
Licensed
Sport and event betting by registered operators; bets on Canadian minor league sports (including the CHL) are prohibited.
Retail Betting
State monopoly
Online sportsbooks may not offer in-person betting; land-based gaming is only conducted and managed by OLG.
Skill Games
Not stated
Social / Sweepstakes Casino
Not stated
Ontario licence types and what they cost4
Fees are the published headline figures. Tiered and revenue-banded amounts
are set out in the notes under each licence.
Gaming-related supplier registration (other - equipment and services)
B2B Supplier
B2B service providers to igaming operators such as platform providers, customer e-wallet providers, odds makers, sports integrity monitors and independent test labs.
Application
—
Annual
CAD 3,000
Term
—
Processing
—
CAD 3000 per year for suppliers of gaming equipment/services; non-gaming-related supplier category does not apply to igaming.
Conditions to satisfy
Personal and entity disclosures
Declaration signed by authorised signatory
Registrar approval before expanding activities
Online CasinoOnline Sports BettingOnline PokerOnline BingoDaily Fantasy SportsEsports Betting
Suppliers that make, supply, install, test, maintain or repair gaming equipment (including games and game systems) for Ontario igaming sites.
Application
—
Annual
CAD 15,000
Term
—
Processing
—
CAD 15000 per year for manufacturers of gaming equipment.
Conditions to satisfy
ITL certification of games, RNGs and betting systems
Personal and entity disclosures
Control activity matrix for critical gaming systems
Security test results
Online CasinoOnline Sports BettingOnline PokerOnline BingoDaily Fantasy SportsEsports Betting
Internet gaming (igaming) operator registration
B2C Operator
Any company operating an online gaming site for Ontario players; a separate application is needed for each distinct gaming site, and an iGO Operating Agreement is also required.
Application
—
Annual
CAD 100,000
Term
—
Processing
Minimum of 90 days to complete AGCO registration and execute the iGO Operating Agreement (iGO estimate)
CAD 100000 per site, per year (AGCO operator of a commercial gaming site fee).
Conditions to satisfy
Registrar's Standards gap analysis
Personal and entity disclosure forms
Organisation chart showing 5%+ owners
Separate application per gaming site
ITL-certified technology
iGO Operating Agreement
Online CasinoOnline Sports BettingOnline PokerOnline BingoDaily Fantasy SportsEsports Betting
iGaming Ontario Operating Agreement
B2C Operator
Every AGCO-registered igaming operator must execute an Operating Agreement with iGO, acting as iGO's agent, before offering games to Ontario players.
Application
—
Annual
—
Term
—
Processing
—
No fixed fee published; commercial revenue share applies (see taxes).
Conditions to satisfy
Non-disclosure agreement
Letter of Agreement
iGO AML information submissions
RG Check accreditation within two years
Online CasinoOnline Sports BettingOnline PokerOnline BingoDaily Fantasy SportsEsports Betting
Gaming-related supplier registration (other - equipment and services)
B2B Supplier
B2B service providers to igaming operators such as platform providers, customer e-wallet providers, odds makers, sports integrity monitors and independent test labs.
Application
—
Annual
CAD 3,000
Term
—
Processing
—
CAD 3000 per year for suppliers of gaming equipment/services; non-gaming-related supplier category does not apply to igaming.
Conditions to satisfy
Personal and entity disclosures
Declaration signed by authorised signatory
Registrar approval before expanding activities
Online CasinoOnline Sports BettingOnline PokerOnline BingoDaily Fantasy SportsEsports Betting
Suppliers that make, supply, install, test, maintain or repair gaming equipment (including games and game systems) for Ontario igaming sites.
Application
—
Annual
CAD 15,000
Term
—
Processing
—
CAD 15000 per year for manufacturers of gaming equipment.
Conditions to satisfy
ITL certification of games, RNGs and betting systems
Personal and entity disclosures
Control activity matrix for critical gaming systems
Security test results
Online CasinoOnline Sports BettingOnline PokerOnline BingoDaily Fantasy SportsEsports Betting
Internet gaming (igaming) operator registration
B2C Operator
Any company operating an online gaming site for Ontario players; a separate application is needed for each distinct gaming site, and an iGO Operating Agreement is also required.
Application
—
Annual
CAD 100,000
Term
—
Processing
Minimum of 90 days to complete AGCO registration and execute the iGO Operating Agreement (iGO estimate)
CAD 100000 per site, per year (AGCO operator of a commercial gaming site fee).
Conditions to satisfy
Registrar's Standards gap analysis
Personal and entity disclosure forms
Organisation chart showing 5%+ owners
Separate application per gaming site
ITL-certified technology
iGO Operating Agreement
Online CasinoOnline Sports BettingOnline PokerOnline BingoDaily Fantasy SportsEsports Betting
iGaming Ontario Operating Agreement
B2C Operator
Every AGCO-registered igaming operator must execute an Operating Agreement with iGO, acting as iGO's agent, before offering games to Ontario players.
Application
—
Annual
—
Term
—
Processing
—
No fixed fee published; commercial revenue share applies (see taxes).
Conditions to satisfy
Non-disclosure agreement
Letter of Agreement
iGO AML information submissions
RG Check accreditation within two years
Online CasinoOnline Sports BettingOnline PokerOnline BingoDaily Fantasy SportsEsports Betting
Gaming tax and regulatory charges
Everything a licensee pays in Ontario on top of the licence fee.
Operators must implement AML policies supporting obligations under the federal PCMLTFA, apply risk-based escalating measures, and make FINTRAC reports and records available to the Registrar.Source
Responsible Gambling requirements
Centralized self-exclusion (BetGuard)B2C Operator
Operators must participate in iGO's Centralized Self-Exclusion Program, block centrally excluded persons, stop marketing to them and cancel and refund their open wagers within 24 hours of registry entry.Action within 24 hours; terms of 6 months, 1 year or 5 yearsSource
Deposit and loss limitsAll Licensees
Players must be offered deposit and loss limit options at registration and at any time after, over periods including 24 hours, 7 days and one month.24 hours7 days1 monthSource
Minimum age 19B2C Operator
Individuals under 19 may not play on a gaming site; operators must block underage account creation and validate eligibility before accounts are opened.19 (18 only to buy lottery tickets)Source
RG Check accreditationB2C Operator
iGO requires operators to obtain the Responsible Gambling Council's RG Check accreditation within two years of their Operating Agreement and keep it for the term.Within 2 yearsSource
Site-level self-exclusion and breaksAll Licensees
Operators must still run their own voluntary self-exclusion program and let players take breaks from play.Source
Technical & Certification requirements
Independent test lab certificationAll Licensees
All igaming games, RNGs and system components that accept, process, determine, display and log bets (and later changes) must be approved by the Registrar or certified by an AGCO-registered independent testing laboratory before use.Source
Payments requirements
No credit to players; CAD onlyB2C Operator
Operators must not extend credit or lend money to players or steer them to credit providers; bets, payouts and balances are shown in Canadian dollars.CADSource
Game Design requirements
Minimum game cycle and speed featuresAll Licensees
There must be at least 2.5 seconds between the start of a game and the next game cycle, and slot players may not shorten the time to result (no turbo, quick spin or slam stop).2.5 secondsSource
No auto-play for slotsAll Licensees
Slot games must not offer auto-play; each game must be started individually by the player.Source
No disguised losses; single-game playAll Licensees
Slots must not celebrate returns at or below the stake as wins, must show the session net position in CAD, and must not allow multiple slots to be played at once.Source
Advertising & Marketing requirements
Athletes, celebrities and minorsAll Licensees
Advertising must not appeal to minors (cartoons, influencers, celebrities likely to appeal to minors) and may not use active or retired athletes except to promote responsible gambling.Source
Bonus and inducement advertisingB2C Operator
Inducements, bonuses and credits may only be advertised on the operator's own site or by direct marketing to players who actively opted in; public advertising of them is prohibited, and offers may not be called free if players must risk their own money.Source
Other requirements
No supply to unregulated sitesB2B Supplier
AGCO-registered suppliers may not make their games available to unregulated gambling sites accessible to Ontario players.Source
Play only within OntarioAll Licensees
Games may only be provided within Ontario (unless run jointly with another province); players must be physically in Ontario to play and liquidity pools with players outside Ontario are prohibited.Source
Sports betting integrity limitsB2C Operator
Bets must be on events supervised by a sport governing body with insider-betting bans; bets on Canadian minor league sports including the CHL are prohibited.Source
Recent regulatory changes
Newest first. Each entry links to the notice it came from.
Other
Regulated channelization reaches 91%
An Ipsos study commissioned by the AGCO and iGO found 91.1% of Ontario online players use regulated sites, up 7.4 points on the previous year.
iGO's BetGuard tool went live, letting players exclude themselves from all regulated Ontario online gambling sites, and the AGCO's CSE standards came into force.
AGCO sets standards for centralized self-exclusion
The AGCO published amendments to the Registrar's Standards for Internet Gaming (new standard 2.14.1) to support iGO's Centralized Self-Exclusion program. Operators keep their own site self-exclusion programs as well.
AGCO proposes first igaming registration suspension
The AGCO issued a Notice of Proposed Order to suspend PointsBet Canada's igaming registration for five days over alleged failures to detect and report suspicious NBA bets. It is the first such action in Ontario's regulated igaming market.
The iGaming Ontario Act, 2024 took effect, continuing iGO as an independent Crown agency rather than an AGCO subsidiary. O. Reg. 722/21, which had created iGO, was revoked the same day.
Published decisions against licensees — the clearest signal of what
the regulator actually polices.
Date
Licensee
Action
Amount
Reason
27 Aug 2026
NorthStar Gaming (Ontario) Inc.
Fine
CAD 100,000
Alleged AML failures: a player flagged as high risk under the operator's own policy was not subject to enhanced due diligence or source-of-funds checks while deposits continued for over a year.Source
Registered supplier made prohibited auto-play functionality available to Ontario players on several slot games for months due to inadequate configuration, testing and monitoring.Source
Games of this AGCO-registered supplier were found available on unregulated gambling websites accessible to Ontario players.Source
07 May 2026
Arrise Solutions Limited
Fine
CAD 40,000
Games of this AGCO-registered supplier were found available on unregulated gambling websites accessible to Ontario players.Source
08 Jan 2026
FanDuel Canada ULC
Fine
CAD 350,000
Failed to identify, respond to and report unusual and suspicious betting linked to match-fixing indicators on Czech table tennis events in late 2024.Source
Suppliers licensed by the iGO
Companies on Gamitas holding a licence from this regulator.
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) is the regulator: it registers operators and suppliers and sets the Registrar's Standards for Internet Gaming. iGaming Ontario (iGO) conducts and manages the market commercially through operating agreements with private operators.
What does an operator need to go live in Ontario?
An operator must be registered by the AGCO for each gaming site (CAD 100000 per site per year) and execute an Operating Agreement with iGO. iGO says the whole process takes at least 90 days.
Do B2B game suppliers need a licence in Ontario?
Yes. Game studios, platform providers, e-wallet providers, odds makers and similar suppliers must register with the AGCO as gaming-related suppliers (CAD 15000 or 3000 a year), and their games and systems must be certified by an AGCO-registered test lab.
How much do operators pay iGaming Ontario?
Operators pass gaming revenue (wagers less winnings and eligible deductions) to iGO, which pays 80% back to the operator under the Operating Agreement. iGO therefore keeps 20%.
What is the minimum gambling age for online play in Ontario?
Players must be 19 or older. The only exception is 18-year-olds accessing a site solely to buy lottery tickets.
Do operators need a Canadian company or French-language site?
No. iGO states there is no requirement for operators to establish a business in Canada, and operator websites do not have to be offered in French.
Which game design rules apply to slots in Ontario?
Slots may not offer auto-play, each game cycle must last at least 2.5 seconds, and turbo, quick-spin and slam-stop features are banned. Games also may not celebrate losses as wins and must show the session net position.
Is there a central self-exclusion scheme in Ontario?
Yes. BetGuard, iGO's Centralized Self-Exclusion program, launched on 2026-05-14, and all operators must take part. Operators must also keep their own site self-exclusion programs.
Primary legislation and instruments
The statutes, regulations and technical standards this page is built from.
Ontario statute regulating gaming sites (premises or electronic channels), registration of operators, suppliers and gaming assistants, the Registrar's power to set standards, minimum age, and enforcement.
Continues iGaming Ontario as a Crown agency whose objects are to conduct and manage online lottery schemes offered through AGCO-registered operators and to promote responsible gaming.
Former regulation that established iGaming Ontario as a lottery subsidiary of the AGCO and prescribed online lottery schemes; revoked when the iGaming Ontario Act, 2024 took effect.
Compiled from official regulator and government sources, most recently on 26 Sept 2026. It is a starting point for commercial research, not legal advice — confirm the current position with the iGO or local counsel before you act on it.
