AGCO warns media over ads for unregulated gambling
The regulator has asked media platforms to stop promoting unregulated online gambling and sports betting sites.
Canada.- The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has contacted more than a dozen traditional and digital media platforms, calling on them to stop promoting unregulated online gambling and sports betting sites to Ontario residents. It said legitimate media platforms were “providing a veneer of legitimacy to unregulated and high-risk sites and creating confusion for Ontarians.”
The Canadian regulator named Bodog, operated by Il Nido, as one offshore operator targeting Ontarians. It said that despite blocking players in Quebec and Nova Scotia, Bodog continues to allow Ontarians to access sites “while advertising heavily on traditional and digital media platforms targeting Ontarians.”
AGCO noted that under the Gaming Control Act 1992 online gambling sites require an operating agreement with iGaming Ontario to operate in Ontario and must meet requirements related to integrity, player protection anti-money laundering and data privacy.
