Bill 126 explained in plain English
Ban iGaming Advertising Act, 2023
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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The Ban iGaming Advertising Act, 2023, would prohibit the promotion of online gambling sites through advertising in Ontario, with specified exceptions, and establish penalties for violations.
Bill 126, the Ban iGaming Advertising Act, 2023, proposes to prohibit the advertising of online gambling sites in Ontario. It states that no person shall promote an online gambling site through advertising, nor shall anyone publish, broadcast, or disseminate such a promotion on behalf of another person. The prohibition does not apply to certain situations, such as the distribution of imported publications or retransmission of broadcasts originating outside Ontario, if the purpose is not to promote an online gambling site. It also does not apply to artistic works or commentaries that depict or mention online gambling sites, provided no payment is made by a manufacturer or retailer for such depiction or mention. Contravention of the Act is an offence, punishable by a fine of at least $25,000 and up to $1,000,000. The Act would come into force 30 days after receiving Royal Assent.
- Prohibits any person from promoting an online gambling site through advertising.
- Prohibits any person from publishing, broadcasting, or otherwise disseminating a prohibited promotion for an online gambling site on behalf of another person.
- Provides exceptions to the prohibition for certain imported publications, retransmitted broadcasts, artistic works, and commentaries about online gambling sites under specific conditions.
- Establishes that contravening the prohibition is an offence.
- Sets a minimum fine of $25,000 and a maximum fine of $1,000,000 for individuals convicted of an offence.
- States that the Act comes into force 30 days after receiving Royal Assent.
- Persons promoting online gambling sites
- Persons publishing, broadcasting, or disseminating advertising for online gambling sites
- Manufacturers and retailers of online gambling sites
- Distributors of imported publications
- Retransmitters of radio or television broadcasts originating outside Ontario
- Creators of literary, dramatic, musical, cinematographic, scientific, educational, or artistic works
- No person shall promote an online gambling site by means of advertising.
- No person shall publish, broadcast, or otherwise disseminate any promotion for an online gambling site on behalf of another person.
- The Act comes into force 30 days after it receives Royal Assent.
- Convicted offenders are liable to a fine of at least $25,000 and not more than $1,000,000.
- Contravention of section 1 is an offence.
- Conviction for an offence is liable to a fine of at least $25,000 and not more than $1,000,000.
- The bill does not specify which entity or person will be responsible for enforcing the Act or prosecuting offences.
- The bill does not detail the process for determining if a publication is imported or a broadcast originates outside Ontario for the purposes of the exceptions.
- The bill does not define 'consideration' in the context of exceptions for artistic works and commentaries.
- The bill does not specify the exact nature of 'advertising' beyond promotion.
- The bill does not define 'online gambling site'.
This is the new Act that establishes the rules and penalties for advertising online gambling sites in Ontario.
A new rule making it illegal to advertise online gambling sites.
Source: Section 1
A new legal category for breaking the advertising rules.
Source: Section 3
Establishes specific financial penalties for those found guilty of an offence.
Source: Section 3
Sets the date when the Act will become legally effective.
Source: Section 4
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