Ontario’s regulated online gambling industry recorded another strong month in June 2026, with total player spending and operator earnings both rising by around 30% compared with the same period a year earlier.
Figures from the province’s iGaming regulator showed that total handle reached $9.46bn during the month, marking a 30.3% increase from the $7.26bn reported in June 2025. The result ranked as the fifth-largest monthly handle since Ontario opened its regulated online gambling market, while the record remains March 2026’s $9.59bn total.
Operators also saw a significant rise in gross gaming revenue (GGR). Combined revenue reached $400.6m in June, up 30.6% year over year. Although the figure was slightly below May’s total, it still placed June among the strongest months in the market’s history. Ontario’s highest monthly GGR remains December 2025, when operators generated $425.6m.
The market has now passed the $400m revenue mark in six of the eight months since operators first achieved that level in November 2025.
Ontario government receives $80m from June activity
The province collected $80m in tax revenue from June’s online gambling activity under Ontario’s 80-20 revenue-sharing arrangement. Since the regulated market launched in April 2022, government tax revenue from iGaming has surpassed $2.5bn.
Player activity also increased during the month. Licensed online gambling platforms recorded more than 1.3 million active player accounts in June, the highest total since January. Those accounts generated average operator revenue of $304.
Online casino remained the main driver of Ontario’s market, accounting for most gambling activity during the month. Casino games represented 88% of all cash wagers, with total online casino handle reaching $8.30bn. That figure ranked as the third-highest monthly total in the market’s history and increased 30.5% compared with June 2025.
Casino operators generated $316.8m in revenue during the month, making up 79% of Ontario’s total online gambling GGR. The amount declined slightly from May’s record $326.4m but remained 30.4% higher than the previous year.
Sports betting passes $1bn during World Cup month
Sports wagering also delivered strong results in June, helped by the beginning of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Ontario sportsbooks handled $1.03bn in bets during the month, marking the fourth time in six months that sports betting activity exceeded the $1bn level in 2026. The figure represented a 6% increase from May and was 34.5% higher than June 2025, when the tournament-related boost was absent.
Sportsbooks generated $78.6m in revenue, accounting for 20% of total online gambling GGR in the province. Revenue from sports betting rose 34.4% compared with the same month a year earlier.
Online poker continued to represent a small share of the market, contributing around 1% of both total handle and revenue.
The monthly figures cover licensed private operators in Ontario’s regulated iGaming market. They do not include online casino or sports betting activity from the government-owned Ontario Lottery and Gaming platform.
DAZN Bet and Hard Rock Bet expand Ontario’s operator field
Ontario’s market had 48 licensed operators running 82 websites at the time of reporting. However, June’s figures did not include the effect of two major new entrants that arrived around the end of the month and shortly afterward.
DAZN Bet entered Ontario on June 30, launching the sports streaming company’s first gambling operation in North America. The platform later expanded into Alberta when that province opened its regulated iGaming market on July 13.
DAZN Bet already operates across several European countries, including Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK. Richard Rawlinson, Managing Director of Canada at DAZN Bet, said that the company plans to combine its international sports brand with a product designed specifically for Canadian customers.
He said the Ontario launch “is the beginning of a long-term commitment” to Canada.
Another major addition came on July 22, when Hard Rock Bet officially launched in Ontario after months of speculation about its Canadian plans.
The operator, owned by the Seminole tribe and based in Florida, already offers online sports betting in 10 US states. Ontario became its first iGaming market outside the United States.
Ontario also became only the third market where Hard Rock Bet offers both online casino gaming and sports betting.
Before entering Ontario, Hard Rock Bet was among the remaining major US-based gaming companies that had not joined the province’s regulated online market. Its parent company, Hard Rock International, already operates the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Ottawa in Canada’s capital, giving the group one of the few online gambling brands in Ontario with an existing casino presence in the country.
The impact of both new operators will appear in future market results, with July figures expected to include their early activity. The regulator’s reports, however, do not provide revenue breakdowns for individual operators.
Source:
Ontario online gambling grew 30% in June before new operators arrived, canadiangamingbusiness.com, July 30, 2026.
