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| Company type | Crown corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry | Lottery and gambling |
| Founded | February 1975 |
| Headquarters | Sault Ste. Marie and Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Key people | Jim Warren (Chair of the Board) Duncan Hannay (President and CEO) |
| Products | Lotteries, casinos, bingo, Sports betting |
| Revenue | $9.2 billion CAD (2022-23)[1] |
| Owner | Government of Ontario |
| Website | www |
Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, known for corporate branding purposes simply as OLG since 2006, is a Crown corporation owned by the Government of Ontario, Canada.
OLG conducts and manages gaming on behalf of the province of Ontario, including: lottery, casinos, electronic bingo, and its internet gaming site. Private service providers operate most of OLG casinos. OLG continues to integrate horse racing into its games, including the administration of ongoing funding.[2]
It was created in April 2000 when the Ontario Lottery Corporation (OLC) was merged with the Ontario Casino Corporation (OCC), established in 1994. Prior to 2006, the combined entity was known in short form as the OLGC (or SLJO in French). OLG employs approximately 1,400 individuals in Sault Ste Marie and the GTA offices.[3] There are approximately 9,800 retailers operating more than 10,000 lottery terminals across the province.
OLG's prize centre is located in Toronto, while the corporation's primary headquarters is located in Sault Ste. Marie. Whereas OLG is responsible for and operates a variety of gaming services, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) regulates casino gaming. OLG reports through its board of directors to the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Gaming.[4]
OLG operates a self-exclusion program for people with gambling addictions,[5] although this program has been controversial.
- ^ OLG Annual Report
- ^ "Public Accounts of Ontario - Annual Report and Consolidated Financial Statements" (PDF). Government of Ontario. 2023-11-01. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
- ^ "Value-for-Money Audit: Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation: Casinos, Lotteries and Internet Gaming" (PDF). Office of the Auditor General of Ontario. 2022-11-01. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
- ^ "Ontario Newsroom". news.ontario.ca. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
- ^ "OLG's Self-Exclusion Program – Responsible Gaming Resource Centre". rgrc.org. 2018-08-31. Archived from the original on 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2019-09-24.