{"id":12900,"date":"2025-07-22T13:31:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T13:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=america&#038;p=12900"},"modified":"2025-07-22T13:31:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T13:31:04","slug":"agco-shuts-down-unapproved-gambling-machines-in-convenience-stores","status":"publish","type":"america","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/america\/agco-shuts-down-unapproved-gambling-machines-in-convenience-stores\/","title":{"rendered":"AGCO shuts down unapproved gambling machines in convenience stores"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Also this week, the AGCO has revoked the lottery seller registrations of a number of retailers in the <strong>Greater Toronto Area<\/strong> that were found to be offering unapproved electronic gambling machines under the <strong>Prime Slot<\/strong> brand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<em>Over the past decade, unregulated gaming machines have increasingly proliferated across North America<\/em>,\u201d said the regulator. \u201cWhile they largely rely on chance like traditional slot machines, manufacturers have claimed they are games of skill and have installed terminals in convenience stores and other locations where gaming machines would otherwise be prohibited.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"568\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/agco-shuts-down-unapproved-gambling-machines-in-convenience-stores2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12902\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/agco-shuts-down-unapproved-gambling-machines-in-convenience-stores2.jpg 568w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/07\/agco-shuts-down-unapproved-gambling-machines-in-convenience-stores2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<em>Unapproved gambling machines have no business being in convenience stores or other locations, particularly those that are available to children and youth,\u201d<\/em> said AGCO CEO and Registrar Dr. <strong>Karin Schnarr<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Also this week, the AGCO has revoked the lottery seller registrations of a number of retailers in the Greater Toronto Area that were found to be offering unapproved electronic gambling machines under the Prime Slot brand. \u201cOver the past decade, unregulated gaming machines have increasingly proliferated across North America,\u201d said the regulator. \u201cWhile they largely [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12903,"menu_order":14,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[1458,1428],"class_list":{"0":"post-12900","1":"america","2":"type-america","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"tag-america","8":"tag-canada","9":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - 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