Gaming-Related Suppliers are encouraged contact Ontario’s Gaming Lab to explore opportunities for reliance on their testing, as appropriate. In order to minimize duplication, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario is open to placing reliance on Gaming-Related Supplier’s internal quality assurance and testing. These Minimum Technical Standards are based on the principles of technical integrity, public interest and security of the Gaming Devices and the Gaming Systems, including their accounting capability. The Registrar has established these Casino Electronic Gaming Devices and Gaming Systems Minimum Technical Standards (“Minimum Technical Standards”) as the minimum standards electronic Gaming Devices and Gaming Systems must meet for approval by the Registrar. Under the Interim Standards and Requirements Established by the Registrar pursuant to section 3.8 of the Gaming Control Act, 1992, the Registrar is authorized to establish certain standards and requirements for the conduct, management and operation of Gaming Sites, lottery schemes or businesses related to a Gaming Site or a lottery scheme or for goods or services related to that conduct, management or operation.
The Registrar is appointed under the Alcohol, Cannabis and Gaming Regulation and Public Protection Act, 1996 and has powers and duties under the Gaming Control Act, 1992 and its Regulations.