Source: AGCO (Ontario)
The AGCO’s Ontario internet gaming standards define terms including centralised self-exclusion, eligible individuals, eSports and fantasy sports. The definitions page notes amendments in May 2026.
The updated terminology informs how operators and suppliers interpret Ontario’s gaming standards.
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Ontario’s Alcohol and Gaming Commission (AGCO) says holders of a Retail Operator Licence must meet its standards, which also apply to Retail Manager Licence holders unless stated otherwise. Cannabis retailers are additionally subject to provincial and federal legislation, including Ontario’s Cannabis Licence Act, 2018 and the federal Cannabis Act, 2018.
Ontario’s Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) says its internet gaming standards focus on required outcomes, giving registrants flexibility over the controls they use. Operators must submit an independently audited Control Activity Matrix and, within six months of starting regulated operations, demonstrate controls for compliance priorities identified in advance.
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.
The AGCO’s Ontario gaming standards restrict who may open accounts, access gaming sites and bet. They prohibit, among others, people under 19 from playing, subject to a lottery-ticket exception for those aged 18, and people with certain roles or access to event information from betting on related events.
The AGCO’s Ontario standards require operators to offer short-term breaks in play and site-based self-exclusion. The requirements include breaks of one day, one week, one month, two months or three months, and exclusion terms of six months, one year and five years; operators must also participate in the Centralized Self-Exclusion Program.