Operational performance — Investigation and Enforcement Bureau

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 and sectors.

IEB Investigation Branch

Occurrences

TABLE 2: Number of IEB investigations

 

2019–20

2020–21

igaming

45

60

Charitable Gaming

14

7

Liquor Licence Holders and Applicants

139

140

Lottery Insider Wins

51

49

Lottery Suspicious Wins

79

92

Other Lottery Investigations

93

102

TABLE 3: Occurrences at casinos and slot machine facilities

 

2019–20

2020–21

Total Investigations

9,137

1,260

Total Criminal Code Offences

1,581

353

Alleged Cheat-at-Play Instances

271

0

Cheat-at-Play Charges Laid

17

0

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.

6,713

280

Eligibility Investigations Unit (EIU)

TABLE 4: Eligibility investigations

 

2019–20

2020–21

Investigations – Gaming

Includes files on Gaming-Related and Non-Gaming Related Suppliers, racing teletheatre investigations, investigations on gaming site employees, and lottery retailer investigations

 

 

606

 

 

708

Outside Agency Assist Checks

These checks provide investigative assistance to external law enforcement agencies.

 

536

 

495