Report ONTARIO - CANADA Ontario: Vital Statistics
Capital: Toronto Population: 12.8m Land Area: 1,076,395
sq.km Lt. Governor: David Onley Premier: Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) GDP: $638bn Casinos: 24 (total) Racetrack Casinos: 14 OLG Casinos: 5 Tribal Casino: 1 Resort Casinos: 4 Casino Slots: 21,000 Table Games: 600 Bingo Halls: 61 VLTs: 2,211 VLTs in First Nations: 585 Charity Gaming Revenue: $15.7m VLT Retailers: 337 (bars/restaurants) VLT Revenue: $137.2m Lottery Retailers: 10,000 Racetracks: 17 (14 with slots) Total Gaming Revenue: $5.8bn Online Gaming: OLG igaming site Regulator: Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario -
www.agco.on.ca
the bingo experience and appeal to a wider audience. The plan is to introduce a standardised suite of paper and electronic games to interested bingo halls. At the moment 37 have shown an interest and six pilot sites have been set up to test the products. This will include ePaper bingo, electronic bingo, breakopen ticket dispensers, eSuite games, rapid bingo draw and electronic shutterboard.
The OLG anticipates that this could deliver $475m to Ontario charities over the next eight years under the revitalisation programme. The pilot centres have already raised almost $43m (by end of May 2012) for charities.
In August 2010 the Ontario government announced its intention to launch internet gaming in Ontario as a new line of business and to be conducted by the OLG. The AGCO is now responsible for establishing the framework under the Gaming Control Act 1992.
OLG is currently reviewing the RFP submissions although it is expected that the online gaming site will go-live in mid 2013. OLG has already tendered for a vendor to provide an internet gaming solution and this will include a player account management system to be integrated with all types of online games plus a software solution for player registration, financial payment processing
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OLG anticipates then its own
gaming channel
will offer increased player protection,
secure transactions and data privacy. It will offer online
lottery ticket sales, slots and casino games, poker, bingo, sports
betting and other skill based games.
Landbased casinos can therefore now offer online gaming.
solution and day to day operational and support services. The OLG is currently reviewing the RFP submissions.
This will be used to launch the iGaming platform by OLG and from this successful applicants can use this platform to operate designated products across digital channels subject to the OLG terms and conditions.
OLG anticipates then its own gaming channel will offer increased player protection, secure transactions and data privacy. It will offer online lottery ticket sales, slots and casino games, poker, bingo, sports betting and other skill based games. Landbased casinos can therefore now offer online gaming.
Mari LeCoche, Director of Strategic Sourcing at OLG said: “Based on current information available it is estimated that after five years in operation OLG iGaming can deliver over $100m in net profit and a similar amount in spin off economic
activity. OLG is currently undertaking the research necessary to determine the market segmentation which assists in the identification of the iGaming player base.
“There are currently 1,800 off shore internet gaming sites which are not licensed to operate in Ontario, by moving into the iGaming business OLG can repatriate over $400m in profits to bring economic benefits to Ontario. The OLG iGaming site will employ the best practices and responsible gaming tools to ensure that iGaming is fun but also safe and secure to protect the underage and those who are at risk for problem gambling. iGaming will contribute to the creation of jobs both within OLG and in the private sector.”
The federal government meanwhile is looking to amend the Criminal Code to allow single event sports betting and although the bill is not yet law Ontario’s OLG for one sees this as beneficial to its customers.
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