R-08 · Online
Online casino rules in Ontario
The slots floor at the Kawartha Downs racetrack, 1382 County Road 28 in Fraserville, is a land-based venue. Online play in Ontario has its own manager, iGaming Ontario, its own directory of sites and an age rule, read here in short form.
Read by the Field Readings deskChecked October 10, 2026
R-08Key readings
- Market opened
- April 4, 2022
- Age
- 19+, in Ontario
- Regulator
- AGCO
- Opt out
- betguard.ca
The online rules
Ontario's regulated online gambling market opened on April 4, 2022. iGaming Ontario conducts and manages it, and the AGCO regulates it. A private online casino is legal here only with AGCO registration and an operating agreement with iGaming Ontario.
OLG.ca stands apart from those private sites. It is the online casino of OLG, the provincial agency. The iGaming Ontario directory at igamingontario.ca lists the regulated sites, and any operator name can be looked up there.
Two conditions apply to every online player. Each must be 19 or older and physically located in Ontario while playing. Lottery tickets alone are 18+, so the 19 rule is about casinos and online casino play. Under Ontario law, the same age applies to entering or staying in a land-based casino such as the Fraserville slots floor.
Opting out
BetGuard, at betguard.ca, has been run by iGaming Ontario since May 14, 2026. One exclusion covers every regulated Ontario online gambling site, OLG.ca included. Terms run 6 months, 1 year, 5 years or a custom length.
It does not cover land-based casinos, so the slots at Kawartha Downs fall outside it. For those, OLG's My PlayBreak applies. A casino break of 3 or 6 months or 1 to 5 years bars entry to any Ontario casino. The term cannot be cancelled early. Enrolment goes through the OLG Support Centre at 1-800-387-0098, staff on site, or a PlaySmart Centre.
How this guide is paid
Paid links appear on the home page only, each marked Ad. The three are a menu button, a block just below the first screen and one near the page's end. All three lead to one private online casino partner, for adults physically located in Ontario. That partner pays the guide a commission.
The partner is not named on any page and can change. It is not OLG.ca and has no connection with Shorelines Slots at Kawartha Downs, Kawartha Downs, Great Canadian, OLG, iGaming Ontario, the AGCO or any help service. None of them pays this guide. Any operator can be checked in the iGaming Ontario directory at igamingontario.ca.
Questions
Short readings
- Is online casino play legal in Ontario?
- Yes, on regulated sites. A private online casino is legal only with AGCO registration and an operating agreement with iGaming Ontario. The directory at igamingontario.ca lists those sites.
- How old must an online player be?
- A player must be 19 or older and physically in Ontario while playing.
- Does BetGuard cover the racetrack slots?
- BetGuard does not cover land-based casinos, so the slots at Kawartha Downs are outside it. OLG's My PlayBreak covers Ontario casinos.
- Why does the home page carry Ad links?
- Those links go to one private online casino partner that pays the guide a commission. The guide is not a casino, takes no bets and has no accounts. The partner is not named and can change.
Next readings
- R-09 · Help and methodHelp lines and how the guide worksHelp for Fraserville casino visitors: ConnexOntario 1-866-531-2600, My PlayBreak and BetGuard, plus how the Field Readings desk checks each number.
- R-03 · FloorThe slot floor at Kawartha DownsThe Fraserville racetrack slot floor in numbers: 150 slots, no table games, 19+ with photo ID, Comp Dollars, and who runs which part.
- R-02 · HoursSlot and lounge hours at Kawartha DownsThe Fraserville racetrack slots open 10 a.m. to midnight every day. Player's Lounge hours by day, and the live table hours in Peterborough.