Source: OLG
Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) began selling lottery products at eight The Beer Store locations in Ontario in September 2024. OLG said the pilot uses self-serve terminals, with a wider rollout planned for later that autumn; prizes remain redeemable at full-service OLG retailers or OLG.CA.
The pilot expands lottery sales access while keeping prize redemptions at full-service retailers or OLG.CA.
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Ontario’s Alcohol and Gaming Commission (AGCO) says liquor sales licence holders can apply for a minibar endorsement for rooms rented for overnight stays beside licensed premises. Guests must serve themselves; access must be locked and restricted to people aged 19 or older, and the minibar must also contain non-alcoholic drinks. The endorsement is free, and sales records must be kept for one year.
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.
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation said Dollarama stores in Ontario will sell LOTTO MAX and LOTTO 6/49 QuickTickets at checkout. Single-play tickets cost $5 for LOTTO MAX and $3 for LOTTO 6/49; OLG said availability would expand to more than 600 stores by early 2025. Dollarama staff handling lottery products will receive training on age restrictions and verification.
Ontario’s AGCO amended lottery standards on 28 October 2026 to allow self-serve lottery terminals with built-in cameras to be offered to OLG-registered sellers. The rules require footage to capture people at the terminal and to be retained for at least 14 days when the camera is built in.
Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation has launched CASH POP, a draw-based game in which players choose numbers and wager amounts. The game has five daily draws, with prizes of up to $5,000, and tickets are available through OLG retail and digital channels.
Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) launched CASH POP in Ontario on 6 October 2026, the corporation announced. OLG said it is the first lottery jurisdiction in Canada to offer the draw-based game, in which players choose numbers and wager amounts. Tickets are available at OLG's 10,000 retail locations, on OLG.ca, through the OLG app and at self-serve lottery terminals.