Source: OLG
OLG introduced Group Play on OLG.ca and its app in Ontario, allowing users to buy lottery tickets in groups and track prizes electronically. For prizes below $1,000 per play, the system divides winnings equally among participating members; larger prizes follow the standard claims process, OLG said.
The feature changes how Ontario lottery customers can organise ticket purchases and receive smaller prizes.
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Ontario’s Alcohol and Gaming Commission says lottery retailers selling CBD oil or other cannabis-based products must stop immediately and remove them from their premises. The regulator says selling such products could put a retailer’s registration at risk, while permitted cannabis accessories may be sold subject to federal advertising rules.
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.
Ontario's Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) says its Lottery Licensing Policy Manual guides municipal and provincial officials in issuing and administering charitable gaming licences. It covers raffles, break-open tickets, charity bingo and one-time special occasion gaming, and says lottery proceeds should not be an organisation's main fundraising source.
Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) said on 20 September 2022 that it was preparing to introduce about 1,400 self-serve lottery terminals at selected retail locations in Ontario. The rollout was planned for the second half of 2023, subject to further government approvals. OLG said it had agreed with IGT Global Solutions Corporation to design and build the terminals.