Key points:
- The AGCO made the licensing updates in response to stakeholder requests, according to the release
- Eligible charities may now apply to offer subscriptions with automatic billing, electronic raffles tickets that use a single number for multiple entries and a new variation of BOT
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario has released several new updates to its charitable lottery licensing policies in response to stakeholders requests for 2025.
Eligible charities are now able to offer Ontario residents subscriptions with automatic billing for electronic raffle ticket sales, electronic raffle tickets that use a single number for multiple entries and a new variation of a Break Open Ticket (BOT) that combines on a single charitable gaming ticket.
As of January 8, 2025, all eligible charities may apply to the AGCO in order to begin offering services under the new updates. The AGCO also updated its lottery licensing policy manual and the minimum technical standards for electronic raffle systems.
These updates were said to further the AGCO’s commitment to encourage innovation and will reduce burden for the charitable gaming sector in 2025. The policies surrounding e-Raffle subscriptions are meant to ensure safeguards for consumers and provide guidelines for Ontario charities that wish to operate such raffles.
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Also as of January 8, registered charities may use a technical solution feature called Single Number Multi-Chance to simplify the sale of multiple raffle entries to a player at a licensed raffle event. The number of times this single number is entered into the draw corresponds with the number of entries the player purchased.
The changes made in the BOT sector were said to provide flexibility and creative opportunities to the charitable gaming sector.
