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On June 29, 2026, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) issued monetary penalties totalling $120,000 against Great Canadian Entertainment (GCE) for deploying unauthorized gaming system software across four Ontario casino sites. The AGCO identified 40 instances in which revoked or unapproved bill validator software had been installed between February 20 and March 15, 2025. Bill validators are components within gaming machines that accept and process cash and support anti-money laundering controls. The AGCO's Standards for Gaming require all gaming equipment and software to undergo independent testing and approval before deployment in casinos. Using unapproved software in a live casino environment represents a serious compliance failure that weakens safeguards designed to detect and prevent unlawful conduct, including money laundering, and can undermine public confidence in Ontario's regulated casino sector. Casino operators are responsible for ensuring that changes to gaming systems are properly reviewed, tested and authorized before implementation. Dr. Karin Schnarr, AGCO chief executive officer and Registrar, said the regulator requires casino operators to protect the integrity of their gaming systems by ensuring they are independently tested, approved and operating as intended. GCE has the right to appeal the monetary penalty order within 15 days to the Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT), an adjudicative body that is part of Tribunals Ontario and operates independently of the AGCO. The AGCO stated it will continue to hold all casino operators accountable for meeting Ontario's high standards of gaming system integrity.