Ontario’s regulated online gambling market reached another milestone in October 2025, crossing the $9 billion threshold for the first time. iGaming Ontario’s latest monthly figures show that the province’s operators generated $9.249 billion in wagers, continuing a pattern of strong year-over-year and month-on-month growth heading into the market’s fourth anniversary.
The total represents an 8% rise from September’s previous record and a 24% year-over-year increase from October 2024. The month’s performance was supported by a surge in customer activity, with active player accounts reaching 1.287 million—its highest level yet and 36% more than the total recorded during the same month last year. Average revenue per active account stood at $286 across online casino, sports betting, and poker.
Casino Dominance and Record Revenue Totals
Online casino play remains the dominant force within Ontario’s iGaming market. Casino wagers amounted to $7.884 billion, accounting for 85% of total handle and marking another record for the vertical. Casinos also produced the bulk of non-adjusted gross gaming revenue (NAGGR), generating $303.8 million. This contributed to Ontario’s total NAGGR reaching $367.7 million, which surpassed every previous monthly high.
Several factors shaped October’s results. Operators benefited from increased casino volume throughout the month, while the broader online market continued to attract more players. The steady rise in active accounts helped lift both wagers and revenue to new levels. The iGaming sector’s stability contrasts with the fluctuations experienced in sports betting returns during the same period.
Sports betting produced $1.234 billion in wagers in October, helped significantly by the Toronto Blue Jays’ appearance in their first World Series since 1993, combined with the return of both the NHL and NBA regular seasons. This contributed to one of the busiest sports months Ontario has seen since its regulated market launched. iGaming Ontario confirmed that sportsbooks earned $58.3 million in NAGGR, a figure that improved from September’s low point but remained well below the peak months earlier in the year.
Operators speaking with Canadian Gaming Business noted that the Blue Jays’ postseason run had a measurable impact on sportsbook hold. Bettors’ support for Canada’s MLB team led to reduced operator profits, a trend that echoed across numerous platforms. Although the Blue Jays ultimately fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers in seven games, the team’s postseason presence fueled handle totals and prevented even larger potential payouts.
Poker Holds Steady as Market Eyes Future Expansion
Peer-to-peer poker continues to form a small portion of total market activity, but its performance remains consistent. October saw $131 million wagered in P2P poker and $5.6 million in revenue, numbers that aligned closely with prior months and represented 1.4% of Ontario’s overall iGaming handle.
However, the category may be positioned for future growth. A recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision noted that the province could legally allow cross-border poker liquidity, enabling players to compete with users outside Ontario. Though implementation may take years, the ruling cleared an important legal path for iGaming Ontario and industry stakeholders to consider a multi-jurisdictional approach for both poker and daily fantasy sports, which exited the province in 2022.
Throughout October, 50 licensed commercial operators offered gaming across 88 sites. By month’s end, these numbers shifted as Wildz Group completed the withdrawal of four brands and two Aristocrat Interactive white-label casinos also ceased operations in the market, reducing totals to 48 operators and 82 sites.
As usual, iGaming Ontario’s monthly figures do not include wagering or revenue from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation. OLG is expected to release its results for the April 2024–March 2025 fiscal year before the end of the month.
Source:
iGaming Ontario’s Market Performance Report, igamingontario.ca, November 2025.
