AGCO fines Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto over deal collusion
The Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario has issued a $120,000 fine against the company failed to detect a cheat-at-play scheme.
Canada.- The Registrar of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has issued a $120,000 penalty against Ontario Gaming GTA Limited Partnership, the operator of Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto. AGCO said the company had failed to detect a cheat-at-play and dealer collusion scheme.
In March 2024, the Ontario Provincial Police Investigation and Enforcement Bureau (IEB), embedded within the AGCO, made charges against five people following an investigation into two table games dealers accused of colluding with a group of casino patrons at the Toronto resort. The AGCO conducted a compliance review and found that the dealers were involved in a cheating scheme on multiple occasions, leading to nearly $20,000 in illicit winnings in less than one week.
The commission stated: “The AGCO’s review found Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto’s surveillance and supervisory pit staff failed to detect the cheat scheme. Further, the review determined that casino staff failed to follow proper table games audit procedures. It’s the resort’s second recent incident involving allegations of a cheat-at-play and dealer collusion at the casino.”
Karin Schnarr, chief executive officer and registrar at AGCO, said: “Ontario’s registered casino operators have an obligation to ensure the integrity of game play in their casinos. This includes a responsibility to detect and prevent collusion and cheating. The AGCO will continue to monitor and take all necessary steps to uphold the integrity of gaming in Ontario’s gaming sites.”
Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto opened in June 2023 adjacent to Woodbine Racetrack. The operator has the right to appeal to the Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT), an adjudicative tribunal independent of the AGCO and part of Tribunals Ontario.
