Booming Games (Malta) Limited has been ordered to pay C$70,000 by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario for breaching rules on auto-play functionality.
The regulator found that Booming Games failed to properly configure, test, and monitor certain games both before and after they launched in the Ontario market.
As a result of those failures, the games in question went live with prohibited auto-play features enabled, remaining non-compliant for several months.
Auto-play functionality allows players to automatically spin online slot titles without manually initiating each individual round of play.
Ontario law prohibits this feature entirely, meaning no licensed operator in the province is permitted to offer any game that includes it.
The AGCO issued the monetary penalties totalling C$70,000 to Booming Games following its investigation into the breach, with the penalty notice dated 20 August 2026.
Booming Games has the option to request a hearing before the Licence Appeal Tribunal within 15 days of receiving that penalty notice.
The AGCO made clear that the penalty reflects its broader stance on responsible gambling standards, noting that Ontario has “some of the toughest game-design standards” in North America.
“These standards are designed to reduce the potential for excessive intensity, speed and continuity of play and to support informed player decision-making,” the AGCO said in its official statement on the matter.
The regulator also stressed that registered gaming suppliers bear full responsibility for ensuring their titles meet Ontario’s standards before launch and throughout their entire lifecycle in the market.
“These requirements reflect Ontario’s approach of embedding player protections directly into the design of online games, addressing features that can increase the risk of gambling-related harm before they reach players,” the AGCO added.
Booming Games is not the only supplier to have faced regulatory consequences in Ontario recently, as the AGCO also fined Betty Gaming C$120,000 earlier in August for allowing 23 underage individuals to create accounts on its platform.
