Bill 76 explained in plain English
Ensuring Local Voices in New Casino Gambling Development Act, 2012
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Bill 76 amends the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation Act, 1999, to require the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation to follow specific regulatory steps and conditions, referencing rules from January 1, 2003, before authorizing new casinos or charity casinos, with exceptions for expansions.
This bill, called the Ensuring Local Voices in New Casino Gambling Development Act, 2012, proposes to amend the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation Act, 1999. The main change is that the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation will not be allowed to authorize the establishment of a new casino or charity casino unless it has followed specific steps and met conditions outlined in regulations. These regulations will be based on the rules that existed on January 1, 2003, specifically Ontario Regulation 347/00, excluding subsection 4(5). This means that for a new casino or charity casino to be established, the Corporation must take steps and meet conditions specified in the Regulation. The bill also clarifies that these requirements do not apply if an existing casino or charity casino is simply being expanded at its current location. Definitions for 'casino', 'charity casino', 'game of chance', and 'slot machine facility' are also included or amended.
- Amends the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation Act, 1999.
- Adds conditions to the authorization process for establishing new casinos and charity casinos.
- Specifies that the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation must take steps and meet conditions as set out in a regulation before authorizing a new casino or charity casino.
- Clarifies that these requirements do not apply to the expansion of an existing casino or charity casino at its current location.
- Includes or amends definitions for 'casino', 'charity casino', 'game of chance', and 'slot machine facility'.
- The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation
- Potential developers or operators of new casinos and charity casinos
- Municipalities and First Nation reserves (indirectly, as they may be sites for new casinos)
- The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation has an obligation not to authorize a casino or charity casino unless specific regulatory steps and conditions are met.
- The bill introduces a provision that expansions of existing casinos or charity casinos at their current location are exempt from the new authorization requirements.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent, with the exception of Subsection 1(3) which comes into force on the later of the day the Act receives Royal Assent and the day section 9 of Schedule 34 to the Better Tomorrow for Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2011 comes into force.
- The specific 'steps' and 'conditions' to be met by the Corporation are detailed in Ontario Regulation 347/00, but the bill itself does not list them. The bill specifies that subsection 4(5) of this regulation is excluded.
- The bill does not define 'municipality' or 'First Nation reserve' in the context of casino establishment.
Adds new subsections to Section 12, requiring the Corporation to follow specific regulatory steps and conditions before authorizing a new casino or charity casino, and clarifies that these rules do not apply to expansions. It also amends subsection 12(4) to add or change definitions.
Source: Section 1 of the Bill
The bill requires the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation to follow the steps and conditions specified in this regulation (as it read on January 1, 2003, with one exclusion) before authorizing a new casino or charity casino.
Source: Section 1 (2) of the Bill
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