Is there a public list I can check to confirm which online casinos are currently approved to operate in Ontario?

Yes — and it's easier to check than most people expect. The underlying concern here is usually a reasonable one: you've landed on a site that looks credible, but you want to know whether it's actually operating legally in Ontario or just hoping you won't ask. The good news is that the provincial authorities publish exactly the information you need, and it takes about thirty seconds to verify.

Where the official list lives

A directory of all fully registered and authorized operators and their igaming sites is available via the iGaming Ontario website — specifically at igamingontario.ca/en/player/regulated-igaming-market. This is the live, authoritative source maintained by iGaming Ontario (iGO), the independent provincial agency that conducts and manages the regulated market. It is updated every time a new site offered by a regulated and authorized operator is made available. So the list you're looking at reflects the current state of the market, not a snapshot from months ago.

Being a fully registered and authorized operator in the Ontario igaming market means the organization has successfully received a registration by the AGCO and, with the exception of OLG.ca, has executed an operating agreement with iGO. To complete those steps, organizations will have met rigorous standards of game integrity, fairness, player protections, and social responsibility. Their sites will have controls preventing underage access and measures to enable more responsible gambling, and they have entered legal agreements ensuring compliance with applicable laws, including anti-money laundering.

The AGCO's own page on registered internet gaming operators also points directly to iGaming Ontario's directory as the definitive source — so both regulatory bodies are sending you to the same place.

A quick on-site check you can do right now

Beyond consulting the directory, there's a fast visual check. Every fully registered and approved Ontario igaming site displays both the iGaming Ontario logo and the BetGuard logo — per iGaming Ontario, seeing both logos on a site tells you it is managed by iGaming Ontario and regulated by the AGCO. BetGuard (betguard.ca) is Ontario's centralized self-exclusion service, launched in May 2026, and its logo appearing on a site is a genuine signal of regulatory compliance — not a decoration. If either logo is missing, treat that as a red flag and cross-reference the directory before depositing.

Speaking of BetGuard: if you ever want to step back from online gambling across all registered Ontario operators at once, you can do that through a single request at betguard.ca. The service is available to anyone 19+ in Ontario — the legal age for online gambling here — and ConnexOntario (1-866-531-2600) is available around the clock if you need to talk to someone.

How the two-body structure works

To operate a regulated igaming site in Ontario, operators need to register with the AGCO. Operators seeking to participate in the Ontario regulated igaming scheme also have to enter into a commercial agreement with iGaming Ontario. That dual requirement — AGCO registration plus an iGO operating agreement — is what separates a legitimately approved Ontario site from an offshore one that simply accepts Ontario players without authorization. Players must also be physically located in Ontario to play on these sites.

Bottom line: bookmark igamingontario.ca/en/player/regulated-igaming-market. It's the only list that matters, it's kept current, and it takes the guesswork out of knowing whether a site has actually earned the right to operate here.