Source: AGCO (Ontario)
Ontario’s Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) outlined its igaming compliance priorities for fiscal year 2024–2025. The regulator focused on responsible gambling, bonus achievability, safeguards for sports and event betting, and anti-money laundering controls.
Operators face regulatory scrutiny of player protection, bonus offers, betting integrity and money-laundering safeguards.
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iGaming Ontario reported $9.71bn in cash wagers and $416.3m in non-adjusted gross gaming revenue for September 2026. Wagers increased 13.6% and revenue rose 26.2% year on year, while active player accounts reached a record 1.41 million, up 20.1%.
Ontario iGaming wagers rose 14% year on year to C$9.71 billion in September, reportedly driven by online casino games.
iGaming Ontario kept the findings of a problem gambling study confidential, according to a report based on records obtained through freedom of information legislation. The agency commissioned the research before Ontario’s regulated online sports betting and casino market opened in April 2022, and meeting notes described the baseline results as unexpected and significantly different from other research. iGaming Ontario cited possible harm to the province’s economic interests in withholding information.
The Supreme Court of Canada heard arguments this week about the legality of Ontario permitting cross-border online gambling. The hearing considered arguments supporting and opposing participation alongside players abroad.
Ontario reported C$9.74bn in iGaming wagers for August, up 20% year on year.