In December 1998, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) opened the province’s first slot machine facility at Windsor Raceway. The OLG operates 17 slot machine facilities at racetracks, attracting more than 17 million visitors to date.
Supporting the Horse Racing Industry
The provincial OLG Slots-at-Racetracks Program ensures the continued viability of the horse racing industry through improved facilities and increased purses, which lead to horses of better quality and overall improved racing.
Greater incomes, employment security, job creation, a revitalized horseracing industry with increased tourism and an additional pool of funds for new priority provincial programs such as healthcare, are just some of the positive outcomes of the OLG Slots-at-Racetracks Program. For more detailed information on the distribution of proceeds from slot machine.
What is OLG doing about problem gambling?
OLG is strongly committed to upholding the public’s best interest by delivering its products and services in a socially responsible manner. On March 31, 2005, the Corporation launched its Responsible Gaming Code of Conduct, a commitment to reduce the risk of problem gambling in Ontario.
Through a series of initiatives, OLG is strengthening its corporate commitment, enhancing customer information and education programs and developing programs and polices that improve the gaming environment.
