BetMGM Casino App Ontario: Which App to Install

Which BetMGM App Should You Install?

For casino games, install BetMGM Casino – Real Money, the casino-only app. BetMGM also publishes a combined Sportsbook & Casino app and a separate poker app, and all three run on the same BetMGM account.

Three Apps, Compared

The two main apps share a version number, an update date and almost the same size, so the choice comes down to whether you also bet on sports. On Android the casino app is clearly the better-received of the two, with six times as many ratings. The poker app is the odd one out: on the App Store it is listed under ROAR Digital, LLC rather than BetMGM, LLC, and it has not been updated since May.

One Listing for Two Provinces

The casino and sportsbook listings both read “Alberta (18+) and Ontario (19+) only”, and their help lines cover both provinces, from ConnexOntario to 211 Alberta. Use the login from your Ontario registration; BetMGM’s help centre allows only one account per person, the same one for the casino and poker.

The iOS 18 Requirement

Both main BetMGM apps need iOS 18.0, the highest requirement of any casino app in Ontario. The only other apps at that level come from the same corporate family: bwin, PartyCasino and Sports Interaction, all run by Entain, BetMGM’s co-owner, and Wheel of Fortune Casino, which BetMGM publishes on Google Play.

What the Help Centre Still Says

BetMGM’s Ontario help centre has not caught up. Its compatibility article promises the app on “any iPhone or iPad running iOS 9 and above” and on Android 6.0 or later, and another article tells Android users to download the app from the website and loosen their security settings, advice that dates from before the Google Play listing went live in March 2022. The rest still holds: Amazon Kindle tablets, Chromebooks and Microsoft devices cannot run the apps.

Older iPhones: the Browser and GeoGuard

An iPhone that cannot reach iOS 18 can still use BetMGM in Safari, but only with a location app installed. The help centre names it as GeoGuard; in the Canadian App Store that is GeoGuard Location Validator from GeoComply, rated 2.8 from 1,013 ratings. A different app called simply “Geoguard”, from another publisher and without a single rating, sits a few places below it, and it is not the one to install.

BetMGM-Named Apps on Google Play

Searching “betmgm” on Google Play puts three genuine BetMGM listings first, then a copy ahead of the fourth, Wheel of Fortune Casino, and two well-known MGM apps add to the confusion.

The first two rows of a Google Play search for “betmgm” from Toronto: BetMGM Casino, Sportsbook & Casino, Poker and Wheel of Fortune Casino, then BetMGM Live Casino & Sports from GAMA LOGIC and BetMGM App from LONDON PURE ESSENCE LIMITED.

Six Copies of the Name

Six listings use the BetMGM name without any link to the casino: a colour-matching puzzle from LONDON PURE ESSENCE LIMITED filed under Casino, a memory game from PRS – Hausbau, a tap-the-hole game from PROCELYA, a drawing and music app from PIZZA ROUTE 88 PRIVATE LIMITED filed under Educational, a grid puzzle called Betmgm’ from NO-BS SOFTWARE and, the newest, a board game with the same name from LEMHLOBAL SERVIS. Only the NO-BS SOFTWARE puzzle has passed 100 installs, and none takes real money. A squash game from GAMA LOGIC that also used the name has since left Google Play.

MGM Apps That Are Not the Casino

MGM Slots Live – Real Rewards, from PLAYSTUDIOS US, is a free social casino with more than five million installs and a Teen rating; its credits cannot be withdrawn. MGM Rewards, from MGM Resorts International, is the hotel group’s loyalty and travel app. Neither opens a BetMGM Ontario account.

A US Listing in Canadian Results

When we searched “betmgm app” on Google in Canada, one of the results was BetMGM’s New Jersey sportsbook listing on Google Play. That listing is not available in the Canadian store, so a tap on it leads nowhere useful.

Installing BetMGM in Ontario

Installation takes a minute on either phone, provided the device clears the iOS 18 bar or runs a recent Android version.

Android

1. Open Google Play, search BetMGM Casino and choose the listing whose developer is BetMGM; Google files it under Entertainment rather than Casino.
2. Install it, then log in or register: the help centre confirms that new accounts can be opened inside the app.
3. Turn on location for the app before your first game.

iPhone

1. Check Settings > General > About: the iOS version must read 18.0 or higher.
2. In the App Store, tap Get on BetMGM Casino – Real Money from BetMGM, LLC.
3. Log in and grant location permission at the prompt.

Passing the Location Check

According to the help centre, Location Services must be on and Wi-Fi switched on, even if you are not connected to a network. VPNs, VNC and remote-desktop software stop the check working while they run, and using another phone’s hotspot is discouraged because a weak connection makes the check fail. Our BetMGM login guide walks through password resets and other sign-in errors.

Inside the BetMGM Casino App

The casino app is BetMGM’s strongest card on mobile: 4.57 from 40,517 Canadian ratings, the most behind any operator’s casino-only app in Ontario, and ranked second among Canada’s top free Casino apps at the time of writing.

Two BetMGM Casino screenshots from the App Store: the live dealer lobby and the deposit screen, which lists Online Banking, PayPal and Interac e-Transfer with a 10 CAD minimum.

What Google Play Says About Your Data

BetMGM’s Google Play listing declares that the casino app neither shares user data with third parties nor collects any, an unusually short data-safety entry for a real-money app. Data is encrypted in transit and can be deleted on request. Support queries listed on the store go to support@betmgm.com.

Game History and Lost Connections

Your game history for the past six months sits under Transactions in the menu at the top left. If the connection drops mid-game, BetMGM allows extra time to reconnect before the round is settled. The app itself costs nothing to use, though your mobile carrier may charge for data. The games themselves are covered in our BetMGM Ontario review.

Cashing Out From the BetMGM App

Deposits and withdrawals both work in the app. To cash out, tap your profile picture, open the Cashier, choose Withdrawal, then select a payment method and type in the sum. Times by method and the closed loop are explained in our BetMGM withdrawal guide.

Withdrawal Times by Method

BetMGM first checks each request internally, which can take three to five days. From approval, the time depends on the route:

Payment Options Listed by BetMGM

BetMGM’s Ontario help centre lists PayPal, Apple Pay, Visa, Mastercard, Interac e-Transfer, online banking, bank wire, TAPPP and the GAMEON card. Our Interac casinos guide compares how quickly other Ontario sites pay through the same route.