Ontario smashes iGaming records, reaches new high spend in May

Gross gaming revenue from iGaming activities in Ontario reached a new monthly record of CA$338.0 million (US$247.0 million) in May, while player spending also hit an all-time high despite a dip in active players.

Non-adjusted gross gaming revenue in May beat Ontario’s existing monthly record of $328.5 million, set in January this year, by 2.9%. Data from iGaming Ontario also showed this was up 40.3% from May last year and 8.0% higher than April 2025.

Of this, $259.8 million was attributed to online casino activity, a year-on-year rise of 45.3%. Sports betting drew $71.8 million, an increase of 26.3%, while internet poker revenue was up 18.9% to $6.3 million.

As for market share, online casino accounted for 77% of all iGaming revenue in Ontario in May. Sports betting share was 21%, with online poker at 2%.

Ontario iGaming spend hits record $8.07 billion

Turning to player spending, total wagering across all iGaming during the month of May was a record $8.07 billion. This surpassed the previous high of $7.95 billion in March this year and marked the first time Ontario has exceeded the $8 billion mark.

Year-on-year, iGaming wagers were 28.9% higher, while month-on-month spending growth was 3.5%.

By a good margin, spending was highest on internet casino. The $6.96 billion monthly total was 30.9% above the previous year. Internet sports betting spend climbed 18.5% to $972.0 million and poker 11.6% to $129.0 million.

Interestingly, the revenue and spending records came despite a drop in active players. The number of monthly active player accounts was down 2.0% year-on-year to 1.07 million.

However, average revenue per active players increased 10.0% to $316.