OLG and the Ontario Government take underage gambling very seriously. It is a provincial offence punishable with significant fines for a retailer to sell a ticket to a minor, and retailers should not sell a ticket to an adult if the retailer knows that the adult is purchasing the ticket for a minor. OLG's long-standing commitment to sell lottery tickets only to adults is reinforced in the Responsible Gaming Code of Conduct.

Under the Code, OLG has worked with retailers to strengthen existing programs to verify the age of customers. Earlier this year, OLG launched the Electronic Age Verification program to its on-line lottery retailers, enabling lottery retailers to electronically verify a customer's age by 'swiping' an Ontario's Driver's Licence through their lottery terminals. This technology makes it easier and simpler for retailers to verify a person's age with respect to the sale of lottery products...

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