OLG reaches agreement with MGE Niagara Entertainment for additional commercial casinos

Ontario Attorney General and Interim Minister of Tourism, Culture and Gaming Doug Downey announced that Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) has signed an agreement with MGE Niagara Entertainment to allow for additional casino operators in the region. 

MGE will relinquish its previous exclusivity to operate commercial casino properties in the Niagara region as a result of the agreement, currently overseeing Fallsview Casino Resort and Casino Niagara. 

Later in 2026, OLG is set to launch a procurement process to identify potential casino operators to join the region, enhancing efforts to expand tourism across Niagara. 

Premier Doug Ford originally unveiled plans to increase tourism in the Niagara region during December, consisting of new casinos, a theme park, an expanded airport and more. 

In June, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) updated its charitable lottery licensing framework to allow eligible charitable organisations to offer media bingo through livestream broadcasts.

Effective from 23 June, charities licensed to operate media bingo are able to stream broadcasts through a webpage rather than relying solely on local cable television channels.

On 7 August, Betty Gaming was fined $120,000 in monetary penalties by the AGCO for failing to adhere to age verification and player eligibility requirements, as 23 underage individuals were able to create accounts on the operator’s platform. 

The Ontario regulator was first notified of potential vulnerabilities in Betty Gaming’s age-restriction and player-eligibility controls in November 2025, relating to sections 3.01 and 3.04 in the Registrar’s Standards for Gaming.

Operators licensed in Ontario that are served a monetary penalty by the AGCO have the right to appeal the action to the Licence Appeal Tribunal, an adjudicative body which is independent of the regulator.