OLG selected Intralot Canada as its technology provider to upgrade the lottery system in Ontario after a competitive procurement process. The replacement system is expected to be in place by 2029, and Intralot Canada plans to expand its team to support implementation and operations.
The award gives Intralot Canada responsibility for upgrading OLG’s core lottery technology in Ontario.
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Ontario’s Alcohol and Gaming Commission (AGCO) says it licenses or registers operators, suppliers, retailers and gaming employees across lottery and gambling sectors, including online gambling. Its standards cover casinos, charitable gaming centres, online operators and lottery retail, while compliance work includes monitoring, inspections and audits.
Ontario’s Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) says suppliers must register to provide products or services to lottery retailers in the province. Suppliers serving only the OLG lottery sector pay no registration fee, while fees may apply if they also serve other parts of Ontario’s gaming industry.
Ontario’s Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario says lottery retailers must follow sales standards, including restrictions that took effect on 1 June 2012. Retailers must not sell tickets to people who appear intoxicated or to specified gaming, retail, supplier and AGCO personnel.
Ontario and the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation have opened the first phase of a Call for Investment to bring new land-based gaming operators to the Niagara Region. The province says each operator must invest at least C$1.5bn and pay a C$100m entrance fee; the initial market will admit up to three operators. Interested operators must respond by 3 December.
A competitive land-based gaming market in the Niagara Region is the goal of a Call for Investment launched by the Ontario government together with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG). As a starting point, no more than three new operators will be admitted. Gaming companies that want in have until 3 December to answer the procurement's first phase.
Ontario and the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation announced a process on 28 October 2026 to attract up to three casino operators to Niagara. The government expects more than $3 billion in direct investment over 20 years; each successful operator must invest at least $1.5 billion and pay a $100 million entrance fee. Initial expressions of interest are due by 3 December 2026.
A process to open Niagara Falls to as many as three additional casino operators was unveiled on 28 October 2026 by the provincial government and the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG). Companies that want to take part have until 3 December 2026 to file initial expressions of interest. Those that make the cut will then be asked to send in full proposals for integrated casino resorts.