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Ontario Fines Betty Gaming $120K After Minors Gambled Online

August 10, 2026

Ontario’s gambling regulator has fined New York-based Betty Gaming Ltd. CA$120,000 after failures in its age-verification systems. Betty allowed underage Canadians to open accounts on Betty.ca, with some depositing money and gambling. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario said it was notified in November 2025 that Betty Gaming had “identified a vulnerability” in its…

Law

Ontario Probe Finds Regulated And Offshore Gambling Overlap

Brian Pempus

May 7, 2026

Ontario has cracked down on what it says was unauthorized offshore business by two companies involved in regulated betting in Canada. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) served two online gambling business-to-business suppliers with fines for involvement in illegal offshore markets. The AGCO announced that Relax Gaming Limited and Arrise Solutions Limited each…

Advertising, Legislation, News

Ontario Online Gambling Ad Ban Seeks To Protect Public Health

Brian Pempus

April 23, 2026

Legislation in Ontario, Canada, would put public health first by banning online gambling advertisements from dozens of licensed operators. Ontario’s Bill 107, the Stop Harmful Gambling Advertising Act, 2026, would address online casino and sports betting ads in the province. The bill complements a plan for a national framework to restrict sports betting ads. “Ontario…

Law, News

Ontario Fines theScore $105K for Failing to Protect Problem Gamblers

Brian Pempus

October 8, 2025

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario has fined Penn Entertainment’s subsidiary, theScore, for alleged failures in protecting problem gamblers. On Oct. 7, 2025, the online gambling regulator announced a 105,000 Canadian dollars monetary penalty against Score Media and Gaming Inc. The regulator said the operator allowed one player to bet C$2.5 million over eight…