Who we trust for what
Different questions need different sources. A casino's own poker page is usually the right place for its published room hours. The regulator is the right place to find out whether an online operator is regulated. Neither one tells you what's happening at a table this minute. For that, you need the room's live list or a phone call.
Primary sources
| Source | Type | What we use it for | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| iGaming Ontario: Regulated Operator Directory igamingontario.ca | Regulation | The official directory of regulated Ontario iGaming operators and their poker offerings. The directory shows the date it was last accurate. | Open source ↗ |
| iGaming Ontario: Regulated iGaming Market igamingontario.ca | Regulation | Player-facing explanation of Ontario's regulated market, the requirement to be located in Ontario and the regulated-site directory. | Open source ↗ |
| Great Canadian Toronto: Poker greatcanadian.com | Venue | Toronto poker-room hours, games, stakes, rake and waitlist process. | Open source ↗ |
| Pickering Casino Resort: Poker greatcanadian.com | Venue | Pickering poker-room operations, game menu and related room details. | Open source ↗ |
| Elements Casino Mohawk: Poker greatcanadian.com | Venue | Mohawk poker schedule, games and buy-in structures. | Open source ↗ |
| Elements Casino Brantford greatcanadian.com | Venue | The operator's own page for Brantford casino and poker information. | Open source ↗ |
| Casino Niagara: Poker casinoniagara.com | Venue | Casino Niagara poker-room details. | Open source ↗ |
| AGCO agco.ca | Regulation | Ontario's regulator. Used for standards, advertising rules and regulatory background when relevant. | Open source ↗ |
You'll find these rooms profiled in our poker rooms section, and the regulated operators on the Ontario-regulated poker sites page.
Which source wins
- Regulators and government bodies for legal and regulatory status.
- The venue's or operator's own pages for published room hours, games, stakes, fees and tournaments.
- Official event pages for dates, structures and registration details.
- Live-list tools for current waitlists, when the venue itself sends players there.
- Secondary sources only when no primary source is available, and labelled as such.
What a source can't tell you
A published game menu doesn't prove the game is running right now. A published tournament schedule doesn't guarantee the event hasn't changed. A business listing doesn't show that a club holds a gambling licence. We point out these limits on the pages where they matter, and it's why we'll keep telling you to check with the room before you go.
For how we turn these sources into room records, see our data methodology. For how we handle a fact that turns out to be wrong, see the corrections policy.