Schedule of Monetary Penalties: Gaming Control Act, 1992 and Regulation 78/12

Pursuant to section 14(2) of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario Act, 2019, the following is the schedule of monetary penalties that the Board of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario has established, and the Minister of the Attorney General has approved, for contraventions of the Gaming Control Act, 1992 and its regulation, effective March 18, 2022:

Gaming Control Act, 1992

SectionProvisionApplicable Entity or Registration ClassMaximum Penalty
2(1)No person who is authorized to sell lottery tickets, and no person acting on such a person's behalf, shall sell a lottery ticket to an individual under 18 years of age.Operator  Up to $100,000
SellerUp to $15,000
Category 1 gaming assistantUp to $15,000
2(4)No person shall permit an individual under 19 years of age to play a lottery scheme in a gaming site.Operator Up to $100,000
Category 1 gaming assistantUp to $15,000
Category 2 gaming assistantUp to $15,000
3.8(3)Registrants shall comply with standards and requirements that the Registrar establishes under subsection (1).Operator  Up to $200,000

Seller

 

Up to $10,000
Gaming-related supplier  Up to $100,000
Non-gaming-related supplier  Up to $100,000
Trade union Up to $100,000
Category 1 gaming assistantUp to $10,000
Category 2 gaming assistantUp to $10,000
3.9(1)

If the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation or the lottery subsidiary conducts and manages a lottery scheme, it shall ensure that the lottery scheme, the gaming site for the lottery scheme and businesses related to the gaming site or lottery scheme are conducted, managed and operated in accordance with,

  1. the rules of play prescribed by the regulations;
  2. the rules of play approved in writing by the Board for lottery schemes, if none have been prescribed by the regulations; and
  3. the standards and requirements prescribed by the regulations or established by the Registrar under section 3.8.
OLG / iGaming Ontario (iGO)Up to $200,000
3.9(2)If the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation or the lottery subsidiary conducts and manages a lottery scheme, every employee or other person retained by the Coporation or the lottery subsidiary for the pupose of conducting and managing the lottery scheme shall comply with standards and requirements prescribed by the regulations or established by the Registrar under section 3.8.Operator Up to $100,000
Category 1 gaming assistantUp to $10,000
Category 2 gaming assistantUp to $10,000
Gaming-related supplierUp to $50,000
4(4)No registered supplier shall provide goods or services under a name other than the name under which the supplier is registered.Operator  Up to $10,000
Seller Up to $1,000
Gaming-related supplierUp to $5,000
Non-gaming-related supplierUp to $5,000
Trade UnionUp to $5,000
4(5)No registered supplier shall provide a gaming site except at premises or on a channel that is named in the supplier’s registration.Operator  Up to $200,000
Seller Up to $10,000
Gaming-related supplierUp to $100,000
Non-gaming-related supplierUp to $100,000
Trade UnionUp to $100,000
19(1)No registered supplier or registered gaming assistant shall provide goods or services related to the conduct, management or operation of a gaming site, a lottery scheme or a business related to a gaming site or a lottery scheme, other than those goods or services prescribed by the regulations.Operator  Up to $200,000
Seller Up to $10,000
Gaming-related supplier  Up to $100,000
Non-gaming-related supplier  Up to $100,000
Trade union Up to $100,000
Category 1 gaming assistantUp to $10,000
Category 2 gaming assistantUp to $10,000
19(2)A registered supplier or registered gaming assistant who provides goods or services in relation to a gaming site, a lottery scheme or a business related to a gaming site or a lottery scheme shall ensure that the goods or services do not contravene the standards and requirements prescribed by the regulations or established by the Registrar under section 3.8 or the terms of the licence for the lottery scheme.Operator  Up to $200,000
Seller Up to $10,000
Gaming-related supplier  Up to $100,000
Non-gaming-related supplier  Up to $100,000
Trade union Up to $100,000
Category 1 gaming assistantUp to $10,000
Category 2 gaming assistantUp to $10,000
20(1)No registered supplier shall provide or offer to provide any goods or services in relation to a lottery scheme on payment or acceptance of a fee or other consideration that exceeds the amount prescribed by the regulations or permitted by the licence for the lottery scheme.Operator Up to $10,000 + 10 times the amount exceeded 

Seller

 

Up to $1,000 + 10 times the amount exceeded 
Gaming-related supplierUp to $5,000 + 10 times the amount exceeded 
Non-gaming-related supplierUp to $5,000 + 10 times the amount exceeded 
Trade unionUp to $5,000 + 10 times the amount exceeded
20(2)If two or more licensees conduct a gaming event in concert with one another, no registered supplier shall charge more for the goods or services that they provide in relation to the event than the fee or other consideration prescribed by the regulations for a single gaming event.

Operator

 

Up to $10,000 + 10 times the amount exceeded 

Seller

 

Up to $1,000 + 10 times the amount exceeded 
Gaming-related supplierUp to $5,000 + 10 times the amount exceeded 
Non-gaming-related supplierUp to $5,000 + 10 times the amount exceeded 
Trade unionUp to $5,000 + 10 times the amount exceeded
21(1)A registered supplier who provides a gaming site shall manage the site directly or ensure that the site is managed by a registered gaming assistant of the supplier.OperatorUp to $100,000
21(2)A registered supplier who provides a gaming site shall ensure that the site is operated in accordance with this Act, the regulations, the standards and requirements established by the Registrar under section 3.8 and the terms of the supplier’s registration and the licences for gaming events held at the site.OperatorUp to $200,000
21(3)A registered gaming assistant who is managing a gaming site shall ensure that the site is operated in accordance with this Act, the regulations, the standards and requirements established by the Registrar under section 3.8, the terms of the registration of the supplier of the site and the terms of the gaming assistant’s registration and the licences for gaming events held at the site.Category 1 gaming assistantUp to $10,000
22(1)No registered supplier who provides a gaming site, other than a gaming site maintained for playing a lottery scheme conducted and managed by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Coporation or by the lottery subsidiary, and no registered gaming assistant who provides services to the registered supplier shall permit the playing of a lottery scheme on the site except in accordance with the rules of play and other standards and requirements that are prescribed by the regulations or established by the Registrar under section 3.8.OperatorUp to $200,000
Category 1 gaming assistantUp to $10,000
Category 2 gaming assistantUp to $10,000
22(2)

No registered supplier who provides services related to the operation of a gaming site maintained for playing a lottery scheme conducted and managed by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation or by the lottery subsidiary, and no registered gaming assistant who provides services to the Corporation, the lottery subsidiary or a registered supplier shall permit the playing of a lottery scheme on the site except in accordance with,

  1. the rules of play prescribed by the regulations
  2. the rules of play approved in writing by the Board for lottery schemes, if none have been prescribed by the regulations; and
  3. the other standards and requirements prescribed by the regulations or established by the Registrar under section 3.8.
Gaming-related supplierUp to $100,000
Non-gaming-related supplierUp to $100,000
Category 1 gaming assistantUp to $10,000
Category 2 gaming assistantUp to $10,000
22.1No registered supplier who provides services relating to the operation of a lottery scheme conducted and managed by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation or by the lottery subsidiary and no registered gaming assistant who provides services to the registered supplier shall handle money or money equivalents received from players of the lottery scheme except in accordance with the rules prescribed by the regulations or approved by the Board under section 3.7 and the standards and requirements prescribed by the regulations or established by the Registrar under section 3.8.Gaming-related supplierUp to $100,000
Non-gaming-related supplierUp to $100,000
Category 1 gaming assistantUp to $10,000
Category 2 gaming assistantUp to $10,000
23No registered supplier or registered gaming assistant shall induce or cause or attempt to induce or cause any breach of the terms of a licence.Operator  Up to $20,000

Seller

 

Up to $5,000
Gaming-related supplier  Up to $10,000
Non-gaming-related supplier  Up to $10,000
Trade union Up to $10,000
Category 1 gaming assistantUp to $5,000
Category 2 gaming assistantUp to $5,000
24No registered supplier or registered gaming assistant shall induce or attempt to induce any party to a contract for gaming services to break the contract for the purpose of entering into another contract for gaming services.Operator  Up to $20,000
Seller Up to $5,000
Gaming-related supplier  Up to $10,000
Non-gaming-related supplier  Up to $10,000
Trade union Up to $10,000
Category 1 gaming assistantUp to $5,000
Category 2 gaming assistantUp to $5,000
25Subject to the regulations, a registered supplier or registered gaming assistant shall, while performing duties, carry an identification card that the Registrar has issued to the person under this Act and shall produce it for inspection upon request.Category 1 gaming assistantUp to $500
Category 2 gaming assistantUp to $500
26(1)Every registered supplier shall keep the records that are prescribed by the regulations or required by the standards and requirements established by the Registrar under section 3.8 with respect to each gaming site named in the supplier’s registration and with respect to each gaming event for which the supplier provides goods or services.Operator  Up to $200,000

Seller

 

Up to $10,000
Gaming-related supplierUp to $100,000
Non-gaming-related supplierUp to $100,000
Trade unionUp to $100,000
26(2)Every registered supplier shall keep financial records in the form and containing the information that is prescribed by the regulations or required by the standards and requirements established by the Registrar under section 3.8.Operator  Up to $200,000
Seller Up to $10,000
Gaming-related supplierUp to $50,000
Non-gaming-related supplierUp to $50,000
Trade unionUp to $50,000
26(3)Every registered supplier shall keep the records required under this Act in Ontario at the business premises identified in the supplier’s application for registration.

Operator

 

 Up to $10,000

 

Seller

 

Up to $1,000

 

Gaming-related supplier 

Up to $5,000

 

Non-gaming-related supplier

 

Up to $5,000

 

Trade unionUp to $5,000

Regulation 78/12 

 Section ProvisionApplicable Entity or Registration Class Maximum Penalty
12(8)A person who is exempt from registration under subsection (1) shall comply with section 20 as if the person were registered as a non-gaming-related supplier.Exempt non-gaming-related supplier1see section 20 for the infraction
13(2)A person who is exempt from registration under subsection (1) shall comply with section 20 as if the person were registered as a gaming assistant.Exempt gaming assistant2see section 20 for the infraction
14The Corporation shall comply with section 20 as if it were a supplier registered as an operator.OLG3see section 20 for the infraction
19(1)

Every registered supplier shall prominently display the supplier’s certificate of registration or ensure that a copy of the certificate is prominently displayed at the business premises identified in the registration or is kept in a place that the Registrar approves where the document is immediately available for inspection.

 

Operator  Up to $10,000
Seller Up to $1,000
Gaming-related supplierUp to $5,000
Non-gaming-related supplierUp to $5,000
Trade UnionUp to $5,000
19(2)Every registered gaming assistant shall carry the assistant’s certificate of registration when carrying out any duties of employment or, if the Registrar so permits, have it immediately available when carrying out any duties of employment.Category 1 gaming assistantUp to $500
Category 2 gaming assistantUp to $500
20(1)Every registered supplier is responsible for the conduct of every person employed by the supplier in the performance of the person’s duties.Operator/OLG  Up to $20,000
Seller Up to $5,000
Gaming-related supplier  Up to $10,000
Non-gaming-related supplier  Up to $10,000
Trade UnionUp to $10,000
Exempt non-gaming-related supplierUp to $10,000
20(2)Every registered supplier shall ensure that every individual employed by the supplier employee has the registration required to perform the functions assigned to or carried out by the employee.Operator/OLG Up to $20,000
Seller Up to $5,000
Gaming-related supplier  Up to $10,000
Non-gaming-related supplier  Up to $10,000
Trade Union Up to $10,000
Exempt non-gaming-related supplierUp to $10,000
20(3)Every supplier registered as an operator, seller, gaming-related supplier or non-gaming related supplier shall ensure that its employees who provide goods or services related to the operation of a gaming site or a related business and who are not required to be registered as gaming assistants, complete and file with the Registrar an information return in the form and within the time specified by the Registrar.Operator/OLG  Up to $5,000

Seller

 

Up to $2,500
Gaming-related supplierUp to $2,500
Non-gaming-related supplierUp to $2,500
Exempt non-gaming-related supplierUp to $2,500
20(4)A supplier registered as an operator shall not contract with or employ a person to do anything with respect to the provision of goods or services that the person is not authorized to do under this Regulation.Operator/OLGUp to $100,000
22(1)

A seller shall not sell a lottery ticket to any of the following individuals:

  1. Individuals who appear to be intoxicated;
  2. Officers, directors or partners of the seller;
  3. Registered gaming assistants of the seller employed at the gaming site where seller sells lottery tickets;
  4. Executives or staff of a trade union who represent or negotiate on behalf of employees employed at the gaming site where the seller sells lottery tickets;
  5. Employees of registered suppliers who maintain or repair gaming equipment at the gaming site where the seller sells lottery tickets;
  6. Members or employees of the Commission.
SellerUp to $2,000
22(5)

An operator of a gaming site and, if the Corporation operates a gaming site, the Coporation shall not permit the following individuals to play a lottery scheme in the site:

  1. Individuals who appear to be intoxicated if the site is physical premises.
  2. An individual who the operator or the Corporation has reason to believe has been excluded from the site under subsection 3.6(1) of the Act.
  3. Every individual who advises the operator or the Corporation that the individual is participating in a self-exclusion process established by the Corporation that applies to the site.
  4. Officers, directors or partners of the operator.
  5. Registered gaming assistants of an operator or the Corporation employed at any gaming site operated by the operator or the Corporation.
  6. Executives or staff of a trade union who represent or negotiate on behalf of employees employed at the site.
  7. Employees of registered suppliers who maintain or repair gaming equipment at the site.
  8. Members or employees of the Commission.
  9. Officers, directors or employees of the Corporation.
Operator/OLGUp to $100,000