You may instead phone 20 or Manitoba only toll-free 1-80, and ask to speak with a member of the Charitable Services department. Click here for our Contact Us form, select Gaming Licence and indicate that your organization needs to set up a MyLGCA account. Organizations that do not have a MyLGCA account will need to contact the LGCA for an invitation link which will be sent via email. You can submit an amendment at MyLGCA.ca (click here to be redirected).Ī MyLGCA account is necessary for an organization to submit an amendment. The LGCA must approve the changes before the organization can advertise or implement them. Organizations that hold a charitable licence must notify the LGCA of any changes they want to make to their event, such as changes to dates, use of profits or expenses. You can apply for a bingo or bingo and breakopen licence at MyLGCA.ca (click here to be redirected). Conducting a bingo and breakopen event without a licence is a criminal offence. If an organization has never been licensed or has not had a licence in three years or more, the organization must submit background information to show its eligibility for a licence.Īll bingo and breakopen events must be licensed regardless of the expected revenue and how the profits will be used. To learn if an organization is eligible to apply for a licence, review the LGCA's eligibility guide (click here) for the requirements. The LGCA licenses these types of organizations to conduct bingo and breakopen events in accordance with Section 207(1)(b) of the Criminal Code (Canada).

Only charitable and religious organizations can hold a bingo and breakopen event. These are bingo event where it is completely free to play, no entry fee or donation is required and it is open to anyone who wants to play. Free bingos are the only bingo events that do not require a licence. The winner(s) is determined by the combination of symbols that show when the covering is removed.Ī licence is required for all bingo events that have a cost to play, regardless of the price. A breakopen is a charitable lottery scheme which a specific set of prizes is awarded by selling a pre-determined number of covered tickets.

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