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AGCO introduces central online gambling self-exclusion standards in Ontario

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Ontario’s Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) brought new standards into force for a central self-exclusion programme covering regulated online gambling in the province. The BetGuard system allows players to exclude themselves from all authorised sites at once; iGaming Ontario will operate it, and the AGCO said related notification changes create no new direct duties for operators or suppliers.

Operators should support province-wide self-exclusion while noting AGCO says notification changes create no direct duties.

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