Online lottery ticket sales, an expansion of ticket
sales at supermarket and big box stores and a new Toronto-area
casino are coming to Ontario.
The province says it will implement all of the recommendations
from a new report from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.
The report on “modernizing” gaming also calls on the province
to close or relocate gaming facilities that are “underperforming,”
expand slot machines beyond racetracks, and specifically build a new
casino in the Greater Toronto Area.
The plan will see multiple-lane sales at supermarkets and big box
stores instead of selling tickets at just one lottery checkout.
The OLG says revenue paid to the province is in decline because
it’s facing increased competition from offshore gaming websites and
declining U.S. traffic.
The agency says the recommendations would bring in an extra $4.6
billion in revenue over six years and create 2,300 new jobs in the
gaming industry.