Ontario’s gambling watchdog has hit Booming Games with a CAD $70,000 ($51,000) penalty after discovering that players could use a banned auto-play feature on several online slot titles.
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario found the functionality had been available for months through the platform of a licensed operator. Provincial standards do not allow auto-play on slot games while customers are betting money.
According to the AGCO, problems with how Booming Games configured, checked and monitored some of its titles allowed the feature to remain active both when the games launched and afterward.
Once investigators spotted the problem, the commission alerted the operator and auto-play was switched off. The AGCO has not named the operator.
Booming Games has held registration as an Ontario gaming supplier since early 2024 and provides online casino titles to operators in the province. It has 15 days to challenge the $70,000 monetary penalty before Ontario’s Licence Appeal Tribunal.
Ontario enforcement puts suppliers such as Booming Games under growing compliance pressure
With auto-play enabled, a slot can automatically run several rounds instead of making the customer manually trigger every spin. Ontario bans that setup for real-money wagering as part of its player-protection rules.
The regulator argues that manually starting each round introduces a break in play, leaving customers with a moment to decide whether to place another wager.
“Requiring players to manually start each spin creates a deliberate pause between wagers,” the regulator said. “This pause can help maintain player awareness and control, reduce prolonged and uninterrupted play, and reduce the risk of gambling-related harm.”
Those restrictions are designed to curb rapid, intense and uninterrupted gambling while supporting more deliberate decisions. Auto-play can still be offered during bonus rounds when no additional money is being wagered.
The commission identified two breaches of its internet gaming standards. One covered the availability of prohibited auto-play, while the second involved shortcomings in testing and monitoring that left gaming systems or supplies without evidence they were operating as approved.
The action comes amid wider enforcement by the AGCO. Earlier in August, Betty Gaming Ltd. received a CAD $120,000 penalty after weaknesses in its age-verification and eligibility controls allowed underage people to access Betty.ca. Nine people under 19 opened accounts, deposited and gambled, while another 14 created accounts without depositing.
Other recent cases have included a CAD $54,000 penalty against Well Played Media over a promotion the regulator said encouraged high-risk gambling and did not clearly disclose important terms. The AGCO has also targeted unapproved Prime Slot machines, conducting more than 200 inspections and removing over 50 machines from locations including bars, restaurants and lottery retailers.
For Booming Games, the latest order reinforces the commission’s position that suppliers share responsibility with operators for keeping products compliant when they enter Ontario’s regulated market and as they continue operating.
Featured image: AGCO / Booming Games
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