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Ontario judge rules GotSkill? machines remain games of chance and skill

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An Ontario Superior Court judge ruled that SBG-Skill Based Games’ modified GotSkill? terminals remain mixed games of chance and skill, dismissing the company’s application. The 28 August judgment said the games still involved a systematic use of chance; SBG and the AGCO had agreed that the machines could not operate at licensed premises if that finding stood.

The ruling supports the AGCO’s position that GotSkill? machines cannot operate at licensed Ontario establishments.

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IAGR launches illegal gambling awareness campaign and site-checking tool

The International Association of Gaming Regulators launched its first Illegal Gambling Awareness Week, running from 9 to 13 November, with Ontario’s CAJO taking part. IAGR introduced a tool that lets users check whether a gambling website is authorised in their jurisdiction, using regulatory records and other verified public sources.

The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR) has launched a website-checking tool alongside its first Illegal Gambling Awareness Week, which runs from 9 to 13 November, Ontario's AGCO said. AGCO said it was taking part in the global campaign.

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