AGCO · Ontario, Canada
Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario
The Ontario regulator, which opened the first competitive regulated online market in Canada in April 2022.
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board
The Pennsylvania board, which runs one of the largest American online casino markets and its heaviest slot tax.
What this authority does
Pennsylvania authorised online casino, online poker and sports wagering in a single 2017 gambling expansion act, with online casino going live in July 2019. As in New Jersey, online operation runs through land-based licensees, which here hold an interactive gaming certificate and may contract with an operator to run the site.
The Pennsylvania tax structure is the detail most often cited in market comparisons: online slot revenue is taxed far more heavily than online table game revenue, at a rate well above anything in the European markets. That gap shapes how operators present the product mix and how much of the slot margin can be returned to players as bonuses.
The board publishes detailed monthly revenue figures split by operator and by product, and maintains separate self-exclusion lists for casino, online and video gaming terminal play.
Licences it issues
- Interactive gaming certificate
- Interactive gaming operator licence
- Sports wagering certificate
What supervision concentrates on
- Licensing of certificate holders and operators
- Platform and game certification
- Self-exclusion lists by product
- Revenue reporting
Markets on file under this authority
| Market | Online casino | Sports betting | Licensing model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | Licensed | Licensed | Interactive gaming certificate held by a land-based licensee |
Questions about the PGCB
Other authorities in North America
KGC · Mohawk Territory of Kahnawake
Kahnawake Gaming Commission
One of the oldest online gambling regulators, operating under the authority of a Mohawk territory in Quebec.
MGCB · Michigan, United States
Michigan Gaming Control Board
The Michigan board, which licenses commercial and tribal online operators under one framework.
NGCB · Nevada, United States
Nevada Gaming Control Board
The oldest major gaming regulator in the industry, and still the reference point for suitability investigations.
DGE · New Jersey, United States
New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement
The division that licensed the first substantial online casino market in the United States, live since November 2013.