Source: AGCO (Ontario)
Ontario's Alcohol and Gaming Commission said it made permanent a change to Standardbred qualifying rules for the Ontario Sires Stakes Prospect Series during fiscal 2024–2025. The change followed a pilot at Mohawk Raceway and came in response to a request from Ontario Racing.
The rule change gives eligible Standardbred horses more flexibility to qualify for the series.
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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.
Ontario’s Registrar of Alcohol, Gaming and Racing approved Woodbine Entertainment Group’s application to amend post times on Woodbine Racetrack’s 2026 race schedule. The approval covers a revised post time for 31 October, but the published details do not specify the time.
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario lists official rulings for thoroughbred racing, including decisions dated 24 October 2026. The page also provides rulings from standardbred and quarter horse sections and archives.
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario has published its weekly horse-racing rulings, including thoroughbred decisions dated 24 October 2026. The listing covers thoroughbred, standardbred and quarter horse sections, with monthly archives going back through 2025.
Alberta’s 90-day transition period for unregulated online operators ended on 13 October. The Alberta iGaming Corporation said 51 approved sites were live, with 30 operators launching regulated platforms. Operators without final authorisation must shut down in the province.