In October 2024, the AGCO issued $30,000 in penalties to NorthStar Gaming (Ontario) Inc. (NorthStar). NorthStar was alleged to have failed to ensure that their site, NorthStarBets.ca, was accessible only to players in Ontario, which represented $10,000 of the total penalties. The remaining $20,000 of the penalties were for NorthStar’s failure to respond in a timely manner to the Registrar’s repeated requests for information about the alleged access to the site from outside of Ontario.
Since that time, NorthStar has provided the AGCO with the requested information, which has enabled the AGCO to confirm NorthStar did not violate Standard 3.02 (i.e. games on gaming sites shall be provided only within Ontario). As a result, the AGCO has withdrawn the $10,000 portion of the penalties relating to Standard 3.02 and NorthStar has agreed to pay the remaining penalties.