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Getting started | Types of licences
The Gaming Services office issues charitable gaming licences to eligible non-profit charitable and/or religious organizations.
Eligible organizations must pay a fee based on the value of prizes to get a lottery licence from the City before holding their event or selling raffle or break-open tickets.
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Charitable gaming - definition |
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- Charitable gaming refers to lottery events permitted under the Criminal Code of Canada.
- Includes bingos, bazaars, raffles, break-open tickets, and social gaming events (such as casino nights and fundraising galas) held by non-profit charitable and/or religious organizations.
- The commercial sector of the charitable gaming industry is regulated by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO).
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Getting started |
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- If applying for the first time, you must apply for an eligibility review before getting a licence
- If you are not sure of the type of licence you need, see the table below
- Review the information for the type of licence you want online, or pick up an information package from a Registry Services office
- Note: some licences must be issued by the Province of Ontario
- More eligibility information
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Types of gaming licences |
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| Description |
Prize limits |
Issuer |
Details |
| Bingo |
| Non-commercial bingo: events outside a commercial bingo hall (school, church, media, etc) |
Prizes up to
$5,500 |
City |
Web page
PDF
file
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Prizes above
$5,500 |
Province |
AGCO |
| Commercial bingo pooling hall (part of a hall charity association) |
70% of total wagers |
City |
Web page
PDF file |
| Raffle |
| Raffle schemes include: 50/50 draw, elimination draw, stub draw, calendar draw, etc. |
Prizes up to
$50,000 |
City |
Web page
PDF file
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Prizes above
$50,000 |
Province |
AGCO |
| Break-open ticket |
| Tickets not sold in conjunction with another event. They may be sold by a third
party (shopping mall, variety store, etc.) |
Depends on ticket type. License issued for one-year period |
City |
Web page
PDF file |
| Bazaar |
| An event to sell goods and offer gaming events such as raffles, bingos and wheels of fortune |
Raffles and bingos:
prizes up to $500
Wheels of fortune:
up to 3 |
City |
Web page
PDF
file |
| Social gaming |
| Dinners, dances, casino nights, gala events with blackjack, wheels of fortune, raffles |
Raffles: prizes up to $5,000
Raffles with prizes above $5,000 require separate licence |
Province
City approval is also required. |
AGCO
Web page
PDF file |
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