Only those games for which a licence is available from the Registrar may be licensed.
The Criminal Code (Canada) prohibits the following lottery schemes:
In Three-Card Monte, the dealer shows three cards (usually aces), two red and one black, then shuffles them face down. The player tries to guess the location of the black ace. A variation of the game is played with three cups or walnut shells and a pea.
A coin table is enclosed by a rail and has a highly polished square surface, with many small, coloured circles. The players toss pennies or other coins from outside the rail onto the layout and receive a prize if the coin lands inside the circle.
A punchboard is made of pressed paper full of holes each containing a printed slip. Players pay to punch out a slip, and win a prize if the slip has a lucky word or number.
The Registrar will not issue licences for the following lottery schemes. This is not an exhaustive list; any new lottery schemes should be proposed to the Registrar for review before any further action is taken.
A licensee must not allow any person apparently under the age of 18 to participate as a player in any game of chance, or the age of 19 if alcohol is included in the prizes.