Ontario’s regulated iGaming market recorded its second-most successful month to date in April 2025, with online casino activity continuing to outpace sports betting. According to iGaming Ontario (iGO), licensed operators generated $313.3 million in non-adjusted gross gaming revenue (NAGGR) last month, marking a 5.8% increase over March’s $296 million and a year-over-year jump of 25.3%. 1mq2v
Only January 2025 saw higher monthly figures, when revenue reached a record $328.4 million. April’s performance also kicked off the fourth year of the province’s regulated market, placing it second out of the 37 months since the launch of Ontario’s competitive iGaming framework.
Despite this revenue boost, total betting volume (handle) fell slightly from March’s all-time high of $7.96 billion to $7.79 billion. Even so, that number reflects a 26.4% increase over April 2024. As of April 30, 2025, 1.09 million active player s were tracked, each averaging $287 in revenue for operators.
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Online casino gaming maintained its lead as the dominant vertical in Ontario’s iGaming market. It ed for 84% of total handle, or $6.58 billion, and brought in $242.8 million in gross revenue—78% of the province’s total NAGGR. Both figures reflect substantial growth from the same period last year, with spend rising 29.4% and revenue climbing 35.4% year-over-year.
iGO defines online casino as encoming live dealer offerings, and peer-to-peer bingo.
Sports Betting Lags Behind Despite Handle Growth 4hs6x
While online casino continues to thrive, Ontario’s sportsbooks struggled to keep pace. Sports betting handle in April totaled $1.07 billion—down 10% from March and one of the lowest monthly totals since October 2024. On the revenue side, sportsbooks brought in $64.5 million, a 34% rebound from March’s low of $48 million but still a 0.9% drop compared to April 2024.
This marks the second consecutive month where Ontario sportsbooks posted higher year-over-year betting activity but lower revenue. March 2025, for example, saw sportsbook revenue fall 6.1% year-over-year despite increased wagering.
Market Totals and Continued Regulatory Concerns 4o382e
Since the market’s launch, Ontario residents have wagered $189.3 billion across casino, sportsbook, and poker platforms, generating nearly $7.4 billion in operator revenue. This has contributed close to $1.5 billion in tax revenue to the province.
It’s worth noting that iGO’s figures do not include activity from Ontario Lottery and Gaming (OLG), the government-run operator that holds an estimated 20% of the regulated online market. Nor do the reports for unlicensed offshore sites, which remain active among Ontario bettors.
A recent Ipsos survey found that 16.3% of online gamblers in the province use only unregulated platforms, while another 20% split their play between licensed and unlicensed sites. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) addressed this issue publicly last week, urging media outlets to stop promoting illegal gambling operators, including Bodog, stating that such advertising “adds to consumer confusion” and gives offshore platforms an undeserved sense of legitimacy.
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April was second-most lucrative month ever for Ontario operators, Canadian Gaming Business, May 21, 2025
