Operational Performance – Investigation and Enforcement Bureau

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The Investigation and Enforcement Bureau (IEB) is composed of OPP Officers and is fully integrated as a bureau within the AGCO. The OPP bureau works with AGCO operations to streamline, standardize, and improve investigative responses. The IEB comprises the Investigations Branch and the Intelligence and Investigative Support Branch. These branches provide investigative expertise and share information with external law enforcement and regulatory and industry stakeholder agencies to ensure integrity and public safety within AGCO regulated industries.

IEB Investigation Branch

Occurrences

TABLE 2 – Number of IEB Investigations

 

2018-­19

2019–20

iGaming

33

45

Charitable Gaming

21

14

Liquor Licence Holders and Applicants

110

139

Lottery Insider Wins

55

51

Lottery Suspicious Wins

87

79

Other Lottery Investigations

167

93

Gaming Enforcement Branch

Gaming Investigation Units

TABLE 3 – Occurrences at Casinos and Slot Machine Facilities

 

2018–19

2019–20

Total Investigations

9,424

9,137

Total Criminal Code Offences

2,291

1,581

Alleged Cheat-at-Play Instances

179

271

Cheat-at-Play Charges Laid

19

17

Total Non–Criminal Code Related Offences

These occurrences involved provincial statute investigations or violations, such as under the Liquor Licence Act, Trespass to Property Act, and Mental Health Act.

Not included are requests to assist local police with non–gaming related investigations. Only those events that result in a report being filed are considered reportable occurrences by the AGCO’s IEB.

7,133

6,713

Eligibility Investigations Unit (EIU)

TABLE 4 – Eligibility Investigations

 

2018–19

2019–20

Investigations – Gaming

Includes files on gaming-related and non-gaming related suppliers, racing teletheatre investigations, investigations on gaming site employees, and lottery retailer investigations

518

606

Outside Agency Assist Checks

These checks provide investigative assistance to external law enforcement agencies.

562

536