Posted on: May 1, 2026, 03:50h.
Last up to date on: May 1, 2026, 03:50h.
- Ontario igaming market sees file deal with in March
- Confirmed the closure of 230 William Hill retail places to optimize the footprint.
- Licensed operators now doen to 45 with a number of set to affix the market in 2026
Ontario’s open, regulated igaming market generated CAD $9.59 billion in complete money wagers in March, a file, in line with statistics launched by iGaming Ontario.
$9.52 Billion In Cash Wagers
Total money wagers have been an 10% enhance in comparison with February and beat the earlier excessive for deal with – $9.52 billion in January.
Handle in March 2025 was $7.95 billion.
According to the iGaming Ontario web site, there are 45 licensed operators, and 79 gaming web sites dwell within the province, as of at this time, with extra operators at present working via licensing with the AGCO.
13% Increase in Revenue
In phrases of complete non-adjusted gross gaming income (NAGGR) for March, the Ontario market generated $387 million, a 13% month-over-month enhance.
Active participant accounts have been down 5%, although, to 1.235 million, in comparison with February. Average income per lively participant account was up 19% in comparison with February, although, at $313.
Casino continued to dominate, because it has for the reason that regulated market launched in April 2022. In March, the market noticed $8.33 billion in on line casino deal with, one other all-time excessive, for an 87% market share.
Poker Sees Big Uptick
Sports betting got here in at $1.08 billion in deal with, a 14% enhance in comparison with February, and an 11% market share. P2P Poker noticed a 36% month-over-month enhance in deal with, at $183 million, for 2% market share.
On the NAGGR entrance, on line casino was $318.5 million, for an 82% market share (16% month-over-month enhance), with sports activities betting at $61.6 million (16% market share, 1% month-over-month enhance) and poker at $6.9 million (2% market share, 28% month-over-month enhance).
With poker, whereas play is at present geo-fenced inside Ontario borders, that might quickly be altering, with a courtroom case that will open play up past Ontario borders at present being appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada.
Active Player Accounts Decrease
Overall, Ontario has seen $27.8 billion in complete money wagers to this point in 2026, with operators taking house $1.13 billion in NAGGR.
Financial information for the Ontario is launched month-to-month by iGaming Ontario, and doesn’t embrace monetary outcomes from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation’s Proline platform.
In the Ontario, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario is the regulator, and oversees registration, whereas iGO has a industrial conduct and handle function.
