Is Online Casino Gambling Legal in Ontario? AGCO, iGO and OLG Roles

Yes. Online casino gambling is legal in Ontario on the sites of the province’s regulated market: operators registered by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) that have signed an operating agreement with iGaming Ontario (iGO), plus OLG.ca, which the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) runs itself. You must be 19 or older and physically located in Ontario when you play. iGO’s directory of regulated sites listed 49 operators and 84 gaming websites, accurate as of September 1, 2026, when we checked it from an Ontario connection on October 20, 2026.

Who does what: AGCO, iGO and OLG?

Three provincial bodies share the work, and each has a different job.

• AGCO, the regulator. A provincial regulatory agency established in February 1998. It administers the Gaming Control Act, 1992, sets the Registrar’s Standards for Internet Gaming, decides who is eligible, registers igaming operators and gaming-related suppliers, monitors compliance, and can issue warnings, suspensions, monetary penalties and revocations.
• iGaming Ontario, the market manager. Set up in July 2021 as a lottery subsidiary of the AGCO and an independent provincial agency since May 2025. It conducts and manages igaming through private operators and signs an operating agreement with each one after the AGCO has registered it.
• OLG, the government operator. OLG.ca is operated under OLG’s own conduct and management. The AGCO states that iGO does not conduct or manage online gaming at OLG.ca.

The split matters when something goes wrong: the AGCO handles regulatory complaints, iGO handles escalated disputes with private operators, and OLG answers for OLG.ca.

What makes a site part of the regulated market?

iGO describes a fully registered and authorized operator as one that has received a registration from the AGCO and, except for OLG.ca, has signed an operating agreement with iGO. Both steps are needed. On top of the AGCO standards, iGO requires operators to hold the Responsible Gambling Council’s RG Check accreditation and to take part in BetGuard, Ontario’s central self-exclusion tool.

You can recognize a regulated site in two ways. iGO says every site offered by a fully registered and approved operator displays the iGaming Ontario and BetGuard logos. And the site appears in iGO’s directory, which lists operators and their websites. Operators in the directory include BetMGM, BetRivers, bet365, Casino Days, DraftKings Casino, FanDuel Casino, PlayOJO, LeoVegas, Jackpot City, Spin Casino, 888casino, Betway and theScore Casino, each with its Ontario address.

Who can play?

• Age. iGO says you must be 19 or older for all internet gaming products it conducts and manages. The AGCO standard 3.01 makes anyone under 19 ineligible, with one exception: an 18-year-old buying a lottery ticket. Our page on the legal gambling age in Ontario covers the land-based rules and OLG.ca.
• Location. You must be physically in Ontario to play. AGCO standard 3.02 requires operators to detect and keep monitoring a player’s location, block attempts to play from an unverified location, and detect software designed to get around location checks.
• Travelling. iGO says you can open or access an account with a regulated operator while outside Ontario, but you cannot place wagers while you are not physically in Ontario.

What is the legal basis?

The Criminal Code sets the frame. Section 207(1)(a) makes it lawful for the government of a province, alone or with another province, to conduct and manage a lottery scheme in that province under provincial law. Ontario does this through iGO for private operators and through OLG for OLG.ca.

The model has been tested in court. CBC reported that an Ontario Superior Court judge ruled against the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke’s challenge, finding that iGO’s gaming framework and its management of the industry were consistent with what the Criminal Code allows.

What if you have a problem with a regulated site?

Start with the operator. For problems such as a withdrawal or a disputed promotion, iGO tells players to work directly with the company that runs the website first. A formal complaint means following the operator’s own complaint process and getting a complaint number.

If that does not resolve it, iGO accepts escalated disputes about regulated sites, and filing may need the site name, your player ID and the operator’s complaint number. iGO states that it cannot directly settle bets, refund wagers or award compensation. Complaints about responsible gambling, suspected illegal activity or advertising can go straight to the AGCO through its iAGCO portal, without contacting the operator first. The AGCO also handles complaints about game integrity, misuse of private information and money laundering.

What about sites that are not in the directory?

iGO states it has no legal relationship with unregulated igaming operators and can only assist with disputes about regulated sites. Its complaint route, BetGuard and the AGCO standards apply to sites in the regulated market. The Criminal Code’s section 207(3) makes it an offence to do anything for a lottery scheme not authorized under section 207, and lists participation as a summary conviction offence. That is the statute’s text; we did not find enforcement data, and this page is not legal advice.

What we could not confirm

• Whether the court decision on the Kahnawà:ke challenge was appealed: we did not check its appeal status.
• Changes to iGO’s directory after September 1, 2026, the date it states it is accurate as of.

Check a site yourself

Search for the exact website in iGO’s directory of regulated sites, not just the brand name, and look for the iGaming Ontario and BetGuard logos on the site. If both check out, the AGCO standards, iGO’s dispute route and BetGuard apply to it. For the rest of Canada, see our province-by-province reference, and for what a foreign licence on a site means in Ontario, see our page on Curaçao, Anjouan and Tobique licences. If you want to stop playing at all Ontario sites, our guide to self-exclusion and support in Ontario explains BetGuard.