Manitoba enforcement list shows hotel VLT site licence suspended pending charges
The LGCA's 2025/26 compliance orders include actions against a VLT siteholder, a lottery ticket retailer and a charity bingo licensee.
A hotel that operates video lottery terminals had its licence suspended until pending charges are resolved, according to the Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Authority of Manitoba's list of compliance orders for the 2025/26 fiscal year.
The two-page list, dated July 27, 2026, sets out 12 orders issued by the provincial regulator. Most deal with bars, lounges and a cannabis store. Three involve gaming.
VLT siteholder and ticket retailer
On July 28, 2025, the authority issued an order against 684406 Manitoba Ltd., which operates as Howard Johnson by Wyndham. The company holds a general liquor service licence and is listed as a VLT siteholder. The regulator found it had contravened section 106(1)(a) of The Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Control Act and suspended the licence until pending charges are resolved.
Section 106(1)(a) sets out when a licence may be issued. It requires the executive director to be satisfied that, given the past or present conduct of the applicant and its principals, the licensed activities will be carried out with integrity, honesty and in the public interest.
The same day, the authority issued an identical order against 10228079 Manitoba Ltd., a lottery ticket retailer operating as A-Eleven Convenience Plus Grocery Store. Its licence is also suspended until pending charges are resolved. The document does not describe the charges in either case.
Bingo licensee
The list also includes an order against the Kinsmen Club of Winnipeg, which holds a media bingo licence. The authority found the club had not kept adequate accounting and recordkeeping practices for lottery revenue in line with reporting standards.
Actions and measures were imposed until the authority directs otherwise. Two variances, dated November 14 and December 19, 2025, kept altered measures in place until the order's requirements are met.
None of the orders on the list were appealed, according to the document. Other entries include a $12,000 administrative penalty against the partnership that runs Canada Life Centre and short licence suspensions for several bars and lounges.