Ontario iGaming · 49 Months of Official Data · Apr 2022 – Apr 2026
$12B
Built From Nothing
The complete data story of how Ontario created Canada's largest regulated sports betting market — from Day One to right now.
—Total Wagers
—Peak Month GGR
—Active Players Now
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First Month GGR—April 2022
Latest Month GGR—Apr 2026
GGR Growth—Apr 2022 → Feb 2026
Player Growth—277K → 1,298K accounts
Chapter 01 · April 2022
The Starting Gun
Twenty sportsbooks. One regulator. Zero precedent. Everything that followed began on a single Monday morning.
On April 4, 2022, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario issued the first operating licences in Canada's new competitive sports betting market. Twenty sportsbooks went live simultaneously. Ontarians opened 277,000 player accounts in thirty days and placed $1.08 billion in wagers. The market that experts had argued about for a decade had begun.
In Month One, Ontario generated $43.9 million in gross gaming revenue. By December 2025, a single month would produce $425.4 million.
The early months told a story of pent-up demand. Bettors who had been using grey-market offshore books for years migrated rapidly to licensed operators offering consumer protections, faster payouts, and full tax compliance. Summer 2022 saw steady growth even without major sports catalysts — the NFL had not yet started. By September, it had.
Year One — Monthly GGR, Apr 2022 → Mar 2023 (CAD $M)
Apr 2022JulSep — NFL LaunchDecMar 2023
Key Market Milestones
April 4, 2022
$43.9M
Month One GGR. 20 books live simultaneously. 277,000 Ontarians register in 30 days.
September 2022
$108.2M
NFL launches. Ontario records its first nine-figure month. Player accounts reach 475,000.
FY 2022/23 close
$1.22B
Year One total GGR. The grey-market exodus exceeded every projection.
October 2023
$220.2M
First $200M+ month. Player accounts cross 750,000. The market finds its permanent floor.
January 2025
$328.6M
First $300M+ month. 1.1 million active accounts. Larger than anyone projected.
November 2025
$406.2M
First $400M+ month. $100M months are now routine, not exceptional.
Chapter 02 · 2023–2025
Finding Equilibrium
Year-over-year growth moderates from triple digits to the twenties. The market stops exploding and starts compounding.
FY 2022/23 · Year One
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$14.2B
Total Wagers
277K → 655K
Active Players
Explosive
Growth Phase
FY 2023/24 · Year Two
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$22.1B
Total Wagers
677K → 912K
Active Players
+54% YoY
GGR Growth
FY 2024/25 · Year Three
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$27.8B
Total Wagers
910K → 1.1M
Active Players
+26% YoY
GGR Growth
FY 2025/26 · Year Four
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$33.4B
Total Wagers
1.1M → 1.3M
Active Players
+21% YoY
GGR Growth
All 49 Months — Gross Gaming Revenue (CAD $M)
Apr 2022202320242025Feb 2026
Vertical Mix — December 2025
75% Casino
At launch, casino and sports betting split the GGR roughly 50/50. By Year Three, casino had claimed three-quarters of all revenue — matching the pattern of every mature regulated market globally. Bettors came for the sport and stayed for the slots.
Casino
75.3%
Betting
23.3%
Poker
1.4%
Seasonality — Every Year
Oct–Jan peaks
The October-to-January window — NFL regular season, NHL and NBA in stride — produces the highest GGR every year without exception. June and July are the market's consistent floor. Wager volume swings up to 45% between peak and trough months.
Nov avg
Peak
Jan avg
High
Jun avg
Low
Chapter 03 · December 2025
The Record
One month. One number. The largest single-month GGR figure in Canadian regulated gambling history.
All-time Monthly GGR Record · December 2025
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In a province of fifteen million people. In a single calendar month. With three major North American leagues running simultaneously and consumer confidence at a three-year high.
—Wagers
—Active Players
—Hold Rate
—Casino Share
Cumulative GGR—Apr 2022 → Feb 2026
Cumulative Wagers—49 months of reporting
Peak Single Month—December 2025
Active Players Now—Apr 2026
The story continues
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Data: iGaming Ontario — Official Monthly Market Performance Reports ·
Analysis: SportsBettingCanada.io ·
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Updated August 2026
