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The Registrar has approved the application made by Rideau Carleton Raceway Holdings Ltd. to amend the 2022 race date schedules for Rideau Carleton Raceway (Rideau Carleton).

The Registrar has approved the following:

Rideau Carleton

Revised Date(s)

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Ontario will be launching a new internet gambling (igaming) market on April 4th, 2022. In the weeks leading up to the market launch, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) understands that those looking to enter the market have an imperative to market and advertise their upcoming gaming sites. To support operators through this...

Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) cannabis licensees are reminded that the Government of Ontario has enabled cannabis retailers to offer delivery and curbside pick-up services on a permanent basis beginning March 15, 2022.

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The Registrar of Alcohol, Gaming and Racing has approved the application made by The WFA Raceway Corporation to amend post times of the 2022 race date schedule for The Raceway at Western Fair District (Western Fair).

The Registrar has approved the following:

Western Fair

Revised Post Time(s)

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has released an updated version of the Registrar’s Standards for Gaming  that strengthen player protections for sport and event betting that takes place in land-based gaming establishments, like casinos. These updated...

In accordance with the recommendations of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) and Ontario Racing, the Registrar issues a correction to the 2022 Race Date Schedule as follows:

Standardbred

Mohawk Park

221 days

The approved calendars are attached to this notice.

December 30, 2021 – As the latest wave of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to surge, Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) Compliance Officials will be out on New Year’s Eve visiting bars and restaurants in communities across the province to ensure they are complying with provincial public health requirements.

On December...

On Friday, December 17, 2021, the Ontario Government announced it was applying additional public health and workplace safety measures in response to the rapidly spreading and highly transmissible Omicron variant.

Today, the AGCO released a draft version of the revised regulatory standards for the land-based gaming sector which expands the regulatory framework for land-based gaming to include sport and event betting standards. The starting point for building the land-based sport and event betting regulatory program is the creation of draft standards and...