Source: AGCO (Ontario)
Ontario’s Alcohol and Gaming Commission (AGCO) will stop offering in-person horse-racing licensing at five Standardbred racetracks from the 2026 season. Licensing remains available through iAGCO and at other AGCO offices; the regulator says processing can take up to seven business days.
Horsepeople at the five tracks must use iAGCO or another AGCO office to obtain or renew a licence before racing.
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Ontario’s Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) says horse-racing professionals must renew permits and pay applicable fees before expiry. Permits expired within the previous five years can be renewed; older expiries require a new application and new-applicant fees.
Brightstar Lottery said it has signed a five-year extension to its exclusive licensing agreement for Ghostbusters with Sony Pictures Entertainment. The extension allows Brightstar to continue developing and distributing themed omnichannel lottery games globally; the companies said their collaboration has produced more than 25 games with over 20 lotteries.
The Registrar approved Flamboro Downs Limited’s application to change the 2026 race-date schedule at Flamboro Downs on 4 November 2026. The approval covers a revised race-date calendar.
Ontario’s Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) amended its lottery standards, effective 28 October 2026, to allow OLG-registered retailers to use self-service terminals with integrated cameras. The cameras must clearly capture people at or near the terminal without collecting personal information, and footage must be kept for at least 14 days and provided to the AGCO on request.
Ontario’s AGCO lottery standards prohibit selling tickets to people under 18 or to specified groups, including people who appear intoxicated. The rules also restrict who may play or win prizes and require operators and sellers to monitor and prevent prohibited betting activities.
Ontario's AGCO lottery standards bar sellers from selling lottery tickets to anyone under 18 and to a list of designated groups, according to a regulator's notice. Sellers may not sell to a person who appears intoxicated, to the seller's own directors, officers or partners, or to registered gaming assistants working at the site where the tickets are sold. The same restriction covers officers or staff of a union representing or bargaining for employees at that site, employees of registered suppliers who maintain or repair gaming equipment there, and board members or employees of the CAJO.