Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation selected Intralot Canada as its lottery technology provider after a competitive procurement, OLG said on 25 June. The replacement technology system is expected to be in place by 2029; OLG opened the RFP in May 2024.
The award gives Intralot Canada responsibility for replacing the technology supporting OLG’s lottery operations.
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Ontario’s government announced an agreement with MGE Niagara Entertainment to end the company’s exclusive gaming rights in the Niagara region. The province said the move forms part of its Destination Niagara Strategy. The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation plans to start a procurement process later this year to identify potential operators.
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation added Integrity Compliance 360 monitoring and prohibited-bettor detection tools to PROLINE, according to the report. IC360 said OLG was the first government agency in Ontario to adopt its Bad Actor tool, which addresses threats and harassment targeting athletes; the agreement covers online and retail operations.
Ontario’s Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) amended its lottery standards, effective 28 October 2026, to allow OLG-registered retailers to use self-service terminals with integrated cameras. The cameras must clearly capture people at or near the terminal without collecting personal information, and footage must be kept for at least 14 days and provided to the AGCO on request.
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.
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.