Great Canadian Entertainment runs Elements Casino Brantford, a land-based casino at 40 Icomm Drive. Online play in Ontario works under separate rules, and the First Visit desk explains them here in plain terms.
Answered by the First Visit deskChecked October 2, 2026
How the online market works
Since April 4, 2022, online gambling in Ontario has run as a regulated market. The job of conducting and managing that market belongs to iGaming Ontario, and the AGCO is its regulator.
A private online casino operating in Ontario only becomes legal when it passes two tests. The first test is being registered with the AGCO. The second is having a signed operating agreement with iGaming Ontario. Passing only one of the two is not enough. To check any operator, the First Visit desk sends Brantford readers to the regulated-site list iGaming Ontario publishes at igamingontario.ca.
OLG.ca sits a little apart: the provincial agency OLG operates this online casino directly, without any private operator. The rule on age and location is the same on every site. A player must be 19 or over and physically in Ontario for the whole session. A Brantford resident visiting another province cannot play on these sites while there.
Opting out of online play
Since May 14, 2026, BetGuard, at betguard.ca, has been in the hands of iGaming Ontario. Signing up once with BetGuard shuts a person out of every online gambling site regulated in Ontario, OLG.ca among them. The shortest term is 6 months; 1 year and 5 years are also offered, as is a custom length.
BetGuard does not reach land-based casinos, so Elements Casino Brantford on Icomm Drive falls outside it. To step away from casino floors, a person can use OLG's My PlayBreak and pick 3 months, 6 months or a term anywhere from 1 to 5 years. While the break lasts, entry to every casino in Ontario is blocked, and the term stays fixed until it runs out. Enrolment works by phoning 1-800-387-0098, the OLG Support Centre line, speak with casino staff in person, or visit a PlaySmart Centre.
How this guide is paid
Brantford Casinos, Plain Answers neither operates a casino nor accepts wagers. Every paid link on the site is tagged Ad, and all of them are kept to the home page. The menu shows one as a button, a block below the first screen holds another, and the third is placed close to the page's end. Each link takes readers to the one private online casino partner behind them, and that company pays Brantford Casinos, Plain Answers a commission.
The links are Ontario only and intended for adults physically present in the province. The partner is not OLG.ca, and it has no link with the AGCO, OLG, iGaming Ontario, Great Canadian, Elements Casino Brantford or any help service. None of these bodies pays Brantford Casinos, Plain Answers. The partner goes unnamed on every page of the site and may be swapped for another. iGaming Ontario's directory lets anyone check an operator.
- Can someone in Ontario legally play at an online casino?
- It is, provided the site is regulated. For a private online casino, that requires an AGCO registration and, on top of it, an iGaming Ontario operating agreement. OLG.ca is different: OLG, the provincial agency, operates it directly as an online casino.
- How old must a player be?
- The First Visit desk's short answer: age 19 or over, and the player has to stay inside Ontario for as long as the game runs. Lottery tickets alone carry the 18+ rule; casino play does not.
- Does BetGuard cover the casino on Icomm Drive?
- No, it does not. BetGuard covers regulated Ontario online sites, OLG.ca included, but not land-based casinos. Casino exclusions go through OLG's My PlayBreak instead.
- What are the Ad links doing on the Brantford Casinos home page?
- Through those links, Brantford Casinos, Plain Answers earns a commission from one partner, a private online casino. Their audience is adults physically located in Ontario. The First Visit desk leaves the partner unnamed on every page, and the partner may change.
Next questions
- 05 Money and helpHelp Lines Near Elements Casino BrantfordBefore a first casino night in Brantford: a money limit, the PlaySmart Centre, ConnexOntario at 1-866-531-2600, My PlayBreak and how the guide works.
- 01 Getting inEntering Elements Casino BrantfordGetting into the casino in Brantford for the first time: 19+, original photo ID, ID checks under 30, a second ID and the family rule.
- 02 Open hoursWhen Elements Casino Brantford Is OpenBrantford casino hours: the floor is open 24/7, live tables run from 10 a.m. to 4 or 6 a.m., craps noon to midnight, plus poker room times.