Why Ontario Looks Different

What AGCO 2.17 Actually Says

The Registrar's Standards for Internet Gaming are the rules every iGaming Ontario-licensed operator must follow. Standard 2.17 addresses promotional advertising specifically, and the operational interpretation applied by AGCO since the Ontario market launched in April 2022 is that operators cannot state specific bonus amounts in advertising material aimed at Ontario players. That means no headline dollar figures, no percentage matches, no spin counts. Operators comply by either directing players to read the full bonus terms on the operator's own site, or by describing offers in qualitative terms — our reviews follow the same approach for Ontario coverage.

Where to Find the Specific Bonus Terms

AGCO's interpretation of 2.17 permits full bonus terms to appear on a dedicated review page or on the operator's own cashier or terms page. It is advertising to lead with the amount on a landing page; it is not advertising to document the amount within a review after the operator is already being considered. This means the specific numbers you are looking for are on the operator's site directly, where they must be disclosed in full per the Standards.

For each Ontario operator, our review page includes the bonus-fairness sub-score, the wagering multiplier (when published by the operator in their T&Cs), the game contribution table, and the time limit. Combined with the direct link to the operator's cashier, you have everything needed to evaluate the offer before you claim.

Why We Rank Operators Instead of Bonuses

Two operators can advertise similar headline offers with very different real value once you account for wagering, game contribution, time limits, and cashout caps. Our review methodology scores each operator on these four dimensions directly, which is why we can rank Ontario operators by bonus fairness without ever quoting a dollar figure. An operator that scores well on bonus fairness will, by definition, have headline offers that are worth claiming once you read the full terms on their own site.