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AGCO plans equine drug programme reforms for April 2018

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Source: AGCO (Ontario)

Ontario’s Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) said it would revise its equine drug programme following advice from a working group formed with the Canadian Pari-Mutual Agency. The changes were expected to take effect in April 2018 and aimed to make rulings, including suspensions and monetary penalties, more timely while maintaining fairness.

The planned process changes affect how horse-racing drug cases and penalties are handled in Ontario.

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AGCO lottery standards restrict access, sales and betting by designated groups

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.

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