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OLG pays C$31.95m to Ontario casino host communities for Q3

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Source: OLG

Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation said it paid C$31,954,130 to 29 communities hosting land-based casinos for the third quarter, covering 1 October to 31 December. The communities received a combined C$113,354,017 in OLG’s fiscal year to date, under a contribution formula based on gaming revenue at each hosted site.

The payments quantify casino gaming revenue distributed to Ontario municipalities under OLG’s host-community agreement.

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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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