two playing cards are seen on a blue background. one is an Ace with a maple leaf instead of a diamond or heart, partially obscured by a second card with backside facing. OLG is Still Considering Online Poker in Ontario, But Has No Timetable for Launch two playing cards are seen on a blue background. one is an Ace with a maple leaf instead of a diamond or heart, partially obscured by a second card with backside facing. OLG is Still Considering Online Poker in Ontario, But Has No Timetable for Launch
Key Takeaways
  • This week, OLG revealed that online poker was still something it is considering adding to its gambling site. But the crown corporation also said there is still no timeframe for such a launch.
  • From a regulatory perspective, nothing appears to prevent OLG from launching an online poker product.
  • Should OLG decide to jump through all of the requisite hoops — launch online poker, ditch its IGT software for something better, and join the CPN — it would create a poker network juggernaut that would rival anything seen in the US.

More than seven years have passed since the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) launched its online gambling site, PlayOLG.ca.

When the site first launched in January 2015, it included casino-style poker but not peer-to-peer online poker. Its omission did not go unnoticed, and OLG officials at the time told Poker Industry PRO that online poker would be included in a future update to the site.

Since then:

So, has anything changed with OLG’s plans for online poker?