Ontario iGaming revenue rises 5% to C$416.3 million in September as betting revenue jumps 27%
iGaming Ontario's market reported C$416.3 million in non-adjusted gross gaming revenue (NAGGR) in September 2026, up 5.0% from August and 26.2% from September 2025. Cash wagers were flat month on month at C$9.71 billion, while betting revenue rose 27% from August and active player accounts climbed to 1.41 million.
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Overview
- Ontario's regulated iGaming market reported C$416.3 million in NAGGR in September 2026, up 5.0% month on month and 26.2% year on year.
- Cash wagers were flat at C$9.71 billion, while active player accounts rose to 1.41 million.
- Betting revenue rose 27% from August to C$69.1 million as betting wagers rose 27% in the month the NFL season began.
- Casino games still accounted for 82% of revenue, at C$340.8 million.
- Year-to-date NAGGR for January to September 2026 was about C$3.58 billion, up 26.0% by AskSpinner's calculation.
Ontario's regulated online gambling market generated C$416.3 million in non-adjusted gross gaming revenue (NAGGR) in September 2026, according to the iGaming Ontario monthly market performance report published on October 28. That is up from C$396.3 million in August and C$329.8 million in September 2025.
Players placed C$9.71 billion in cash wagers, little changed from C$9.74 billion in August and 13.6% more than a year earlier, by our calculation. iGaming Ontario counted 1.41 million active player accounts, up from 1.21 million in August. Average revenue per active account fell to C$295 from C$328.
Ontario iGaming market, September 2026
| Metric | Sep 2026 | Aug 2026 | Sep 2025 | MoM* | YoY* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash wagers (C$m) | 9,708 | 9,740 | 8,548 | -0.3% | +13.6% |
| Total NAGGR (C$m) | 416.3 | 396.3 | 329.8 | +5.0% | +26.2% |
| Casino NAGGR (C$m) | 340.8 | 336.3 | 277.8 | +1.3% | +22.7% |
| Betting NAGGR (C$m) | 69.1 | 54.4 | 46.9 | +27.0% | +47.3% |
| P2P poker NAGGR (C$m) | 6.4 | 5.6 | 5.1 | +14.3% | +25.5% |
| Active player accounts (thousands) | 1,413 | 1,210 | 1,177 | +16.8% | +20.1% |
| Revenue per active account (C$) | 295 | 328 | 280 | -10.1% | +5.4% |
| Revenue as share of cash wagers* | 4.29% | 4.07% | 3.86% |
*Our calculation from iGaming Ontario's published, rounded figures. iGaming Ontario's own month-on-month percentages are calculated before rounding and may differ slightly.
Betting drives the monthly gain
Betting, which covers sports, esports and novelty bets, produced C$69.1 million in revenue on C$1.07 billion in cash wagers. Betting wagers rose 27.4% from August, by our calculation, in the month the NFL season began, but were only 1.2% higher than in September 2025. Betting revenue, by contrast, was 47.3% higher than a year earlier, meaning operators kept a larger share of each dollar bet: 6.4% of betting wagers this September against 4.4% in September 2025, by our calculation.
Casino games, which include slots, live and digital table games and bingo, still made up 82% of revenue. Casino wagers fell 3.1% from August to C$8.50 billion, but casino revenue edged up 1.3% to C$340.8 million.
For the first nine months of 2026, the market's NAGGR totalled about C$3.58 billion, 26.0% more than in the same period of 2025, by our calculation from the monthly figures. The third quarter, July to September, came to C$1.23 billion, up 25.7% year on year.
The figures cover operators that have an operating agreement with iGaming Ontario. They exclude OLG's own online gaming site and pari-mutuel horse racing bets, and iGaming Ontario says they are unaudited and subject to adjustment. Active player accounts are not unique players, because one person can hold accounts with several operators.
Ontario's regulator, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, separately reached a two-day suspension settlement with PointsBet Canada in October, and this week changed its rules for self-serve lottery terminals.
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Andrea Rivera explores the evolving world of iGaming through the companies trying new things and the markets taking shape around them. An editor at AskSpinner News, Andrea combines research with storytelling, bringing information and perspective to industry analysis without losing the story that makes it worth reading.
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