Gambling Statistics in Ontario 2025

Gambling Statistics in Ontario: Key Ontario Gambling Stats and Facts 2025

Ontario is a new and bright example of a successful case of online gambling industry regulation and legalization. Starting from April 2022, Ontario experiences an extraordinary boost in this industry growth, each quarter of the fiscal year literally bringing a 50% increase in most indicators.

In this post, CasinosHunter has collected the 25+ most interesting facts about Ontario gambling statistics in 2022-2025. We have researched all the official reports and articles and provided the facts in small chunks that are easy to read and use!

Key Ontario Gambling Statistics 2025
Gambling Facts and Stats in Ontario
Problem Gambling Statistics in Ontario

Key Ontario Gambling Statistics 2025

Key Gambling Statistics in Ontario — Key Gambling Facts and Stats in Ontario for 2025 in numbers

Since 2022 and to 2023, the new legal iGaming market in Ontario has increased by more than 50% in total wagers and gaming revenue each quarter, which roughly means over 200% growth in a year
2022 – 2023 – the top 5 sports assessed by total wagers are basketball (29%), soccer (15%), football (13%), hockey (9%), and baseball (8%)
The most popular casino games by total wagers are Slots (48%), Live Table Games (32%), and Automated Table Games (19%)
At the beginning of 2023, the total wagers in the iGaming industry of Ontario reached $13.9 billion, and the total gaming revenue of the online gambling industry was $526 million
The beginning of the year 2023 in the province also saw a record number of active player accounts registered – over 1.01 million
54 private online casino operators were registered by iGO in June 2023
72 online casinos and betting platforms are listed by iGaming Ontario as registered for operating in the province

Gambling Facts and Stats in Ontario

This table shows the most recent Ontario gambling stats on the iGaming market performance in the province in 2022 – 2023. One can compare the numbers and see that the market indicators have increased – some by 40 – 90%! – with each new period of observation. The Ontario industry experiences explosive growth after the legislation update in April 2022.

Gaming Revenue and Total Wagers by Quarter (April 4, 2022 – March 31, 2023)

iGaming Ontario’s Market Performance by Quarter:

	Q2	Q3	Q4
Total Wagers	$6.04 billion	$11.53 billion	$13.9 billion
Total Gaming Revenue	$267 million	$457 million	$526 million
Operators	24	36	44
Gaming Websites	42	68	75
Active Player Accounts	628k	910k	1.01 million
Average Monthly Spent per Active Player Account	$142	$167	$174

Ontario has always been about equal opportunities in the gambling industry. Already in 2019, up to 49% of the full-time employees and 55% of OLG’s senior executives were women.
In the period between 2019 – 2022, OLG has given back over $1.82 billion in profit to the Province from land-based casinos. Around $302 million from this sum was given to municipalities and Indigenous communities that host casino facilities.
The gambling industry in Ontario, even before the iGaming reform, has been a source of community development. In 2022, opening only one land-based casino – Gateway’s new Cascades Casino – created more than 130 new jobs directly in the facility, with up to 400 total new jobs in the Northern Ontario community.
In 2022, OLG partnered with 5,300 entrepreneurs who owned nearly 10,000 lottery ticket retail outlets across province.
In 2021 – 2022, proceeds from OLG’s iGaming business reached $155 million – a 44% increase compared to 2020 – 2021.
In a 2022 survey, 33% of Ontario adults reported being registered at least on one gambling or betting platform. This is actually only a bit above the average number across Canada which is 30%.
While OLG stopped being a monopolist in April 2022, only 23% of Ontarians were registered on its website in 2022. 25% signed up with private operators
At the same time, 43% of wagers made by Ontario players go to OLG sites. This is a bit less than the average across Canada where adults generally spend 44% of wagers on platforms run by their province governments.
According to the gambling stats Ontario in 2022, 41% of Ontarians were aware of the changes in online gambling regulations in the province. At the same time, only 26% of Canadians knew about this change.
An interesting correlation: of Canadians that were aware of the new Ontario laws, 17% claimed they were interested in making real money bets in the future, and 20% were probably interested. 5% of Canadians that weren’t aware of the change claimed they were definitely interested and 9% said they were probably interested.
OLG’s Internet gaming revenues alone (not the whole industry revenue) increased by 7% from $101 million over the three-month period from April to June 2022, to $108 million in the three-month period ending September 2022.
According to the current standards, all slot machines have to pay 85% or above worth of winnings over the life of a slot machine.
The 2022 gambling statistics Ontario showed that 2.3% of slot machines were paying under 85% and 83 machines were paying under 80%. Overall, 27,732 slot machines were checked.
In 2022, some private providers that got a license from AGCO stated they expected other 2-3 provinces in Canada to follow Ontario’s case.
After the legalization of igaming and laws update in 2023, 2023 saw a huge increase in gaming ads and became one of the most publicized industries since cannabis was legalized. Some Canadians have expressed discontent with the volume and content of the betting ads.
In 2023, Canadians started to grow tired of the betting ads. 17% strongly agree, and 31% somewhat agree that the amount of betting ads is too much and must be cut back.
In 2023, according to the most recent online gambling stats Ontario, 47% of adults stated they had gambled in the previous year. This is 7% more than the average percentage across Canada:

Between July 2022 and October 2022, the number of negative posts on social media about betting ads increased by 820%.
In Ontario, only 49% of adults are aware that both government and private casino operators are eligible, which is technically correct. Across Canada, only 37% think it is both government and private operators allowed in Ontario (because this is not the case for all provinces).
In 2023, the legal igaming market of Ontario became one of the top 5 iGaming jurisdictions in North America.
In 2023, 85% of gamblers in Ontario reported gambling on regulated platforms only.

Problem Gambling Statistics in Ontario

Back in 2017, when OLG was the monopolist of a regulated land-based gaming and igaming market in Ontario, Responsible Gambling tools have not been very effective. In 2017, over 20,000 people in Ontario were on a self-exclusion list, at least for land-based gambling. And yet, many still visited land-based casinos and anyone hardly prevented them from entering. The province even introduced facial recognition technology for slot machines to keep problem gamblers from playing.

In 2022 – 2023, the situation is no better. According to data from the years 2021 – 2022, few players on OLG sites use Responsible gambling tools. In 2022, the number of customers on OLG’s platforms increased to 257,000 average monthly players, and the research shows that new players are generally not using responsible gaming tools.

In fact, the situation is getting worse. In 2017, 33% of active players used the loss limit tool. In 2022, only 11% of active players activate this tool in their accounts.

OLG states that the addiction risk has increased from 11.5% of players at risk of problem gambling in 2019/20 to 13.4% in 2021/22.There is no current gambling addiction Ontario statistics by AGCO, iGO, or OLG for the year 2023.

FAQ

How big is the gambling industry in Ontario?

According to the latest data, the total gaming revenue for the full year reached $1.4 billion.

How big is the online gambling market in Ontario?

In March 2023, the total gaming revenue was $526 million.

How many people gamble in Ontario?

In 2023, 47% of adults in Ontario stated they had gambled during the previous year. The Ontario population is around 15 million 300 thousand people, and the number of active player accounts will exceed 1 million by 2023.

How many people have gambling addiction in Ontario?

The exact data on the number of Ontario residents that suffer the symptoms of problem gambling or gambling addiction is currently unknown but according to the research, around 13% of active players are at risk of gambling issues.

What are the most popular types of games?

In Ontario, the popularity of online casino games goes as follows: Slots are the most popular, followed by Live Table Games, and the third place belongs to Automated Table Games.

What are the most popular sports for betting in Ontario?

Evaluated by the total wagers, basketball is the most popular sport for making real-money bets. Other sports are soccer, football, hockey, and baseball.