Gambling in Ontario

Casino Games

Here you will find the huge selection of Lotteries.

Lotteries

OLG holds nine draw-style lotteries through retailers across the whole province.

Interprovincial Lottery Corporation operates Lotto 6/49 and Lotto Max across Canada. The corporation also offers instant scratch games under the Instant Games brand and sports games under the Pro-Line, Point-Spread and Pro-Picks brands.

OLG operates slot machines at 14 racetracks in Ontario.

Horse Races and Slots

The uniqueness of the province is that the video slots are presented on the Horse Racetracks.

Racetrack slots brought in $ 300 million annually for racetracks until 2012, when the program ended. However, threatened with the closure of numerous highways, the Ontario government has extended the plan, while at the same time setting its future direction in gambling establishments.

E-Bingo

OLG operates centres (electric bingo) in Barrie, Peterborough, Kingston and Sudbury. Some games can be played simultaneously on all four.

Responsible Gambling

If it is no longer in your best interest to gamble, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) offers a voluntary self-help tool called self-exclusion, for people who wish to limit or stop gambling. Game.

With the OLG Self-Exclusion Program, you are making an important commitment to yourself to stay away from all of Ontario's casinos and slots. The decision to register is entirely up to you. If you choose to do so, the process is simple and confidential. Such a decision should be carefully considered, and resources are available to help you understand your options.

Learn more from OLG about its self-exclusion program: https://www.olg.ca/en/self-exclusion.html

Call OLG Support Centre 1-800-387-0098 or ask a casino staff member on-site.

Help is available to tackle gambling-related issues, such as debt, financial difficulties, or relationship issues. The CJRJ offers information on the support available in your community.

A CJRJ service coordinator can answer your general questions about the program, in addition to providing information about other support services available in the community.

Complaint

To file a complaint about any casino in Ontario, you can follow the link: https://www.olg.ca/en/help.html. 

What to do in Ontario

Ontario is famous by several great sightseeing places that can interest you except for the casinos:

• Niagara Falls is a classic. This is a must see, by all means!

• CN Tower is one of the most iconic buildings in Canada. Its height together with the spire is about 554 meters.

• Thousand Islands is a natural landmark of Canada and the United States. It is an archipelago of islands stretching along the border of two states along the St. Lawrence River.

• Canada's Wonderland will amaze its visitors with a huge number of incredible surprises. More than two hundred rides and 70 breath-taking slides will make your heart flutter with emotions!

Interesting Facts about Ontario

• Under Article 93 of the Act, both Quebec and Ontario must maintain existing educational rights and privileges for Protestant and Catholic minorities.

• Niagara Falls in 1911 froze completely and turned into a huge block of ice due to incredible frost;

• Ontario provided refuge for the Dutch royal family during World War II.

• Amethysts, which are mined in Ontario, have been officially recognized as “Ontario gemstones” since 1975;