Lottery Licenses

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission (AGCO) is responsible for administering the lottery licensing program in the province of Ontario - municipalities and the AGCO are responsible for issuing lottery licences to eligible charitable and religious organizations.

The Order-In-Council provides municipalities with licensing authority for:

bingo events, including table board bingo, with prize boards of up to $5,500;
media bingo events with prizes up to $5,500;
break open tickets for local organizations;
raffle lotteries for total prizes of $50,000 and under; and
bazaar lotteries which include: wheels of fortune with a maximum bet of $2.00, raffles not exceeding $500, and bingo events up to $500.

Application Process

The Township of Woolwich requires a minimum of 5 business daysto process all applications for lottery events licensed by the municipality.

If you are applying for a lottery license for the first time in the Township of Woolwich the township requires a minimum of 10 business days to process the application.

Bazaars

Bingo

Break Open Ticket

Raffles