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    Canadian Online Casino Statistics

    Verified numbers on Canada’s iGaming market, each with its primary source. Cite freely with attribution — every figure has a stable anchor link.

    Updated 2026-06-11

    CAD $4.27 billion

    Ontario iGaming gross gaming revenue, FY2025-26 (+33% YoY)

    Up from CAD $3.22B the year before, on roughly CAD $103B wagered. Online casino accounted for about three-quarters of revenue. Fourth straight year of growth since the April 2022 launch.

    Source: iGaming Ontario monthly market performance data tables, April 2026

    CAD $405.4 million

    Ontario iGaming revenue, April 2026 (+29% YoY)

    On CAD $9.32B wagered (+19% YoY). 1.265M active player accounts (+16% YoY); average revenue per active account CAD $321. April 2026 is the first month of fiscal year 2026-27 and out-earned every prior April.

    Source: iGaming Ontario monthly market performance data tables, April 2026

    77.5% casino

    Casino share of Ontario iGaming revenue, April 2026

    Online casino CAD $314M (77.5%), sports betting CAD $86M (21.2%), poker CAD $5.3M (1.3%). Casino has held 77-82% of revenue for two years; April's dip from March's 82% reflects the seasonal NHL/NBA playoff surge in sports betting.

    Source: iGaming Ontario monthly market performance data tables, April 2026

    CAD $3.2 billion

    Ontario iGaming gross gaming revenue, FY2024-25 (+32% YoY)

    Casino accounted for CAD $2.4B (75%), betting $724M, poker $66M. Note: several media reports cite "$2.9B" — a transcription error against the iGO year-three report figure of $3.2B.

    Source: iGaming Ontario year-three market report

    CAD $82.7 billion

    Ontario total wagers, FY2024-25 (+31% YoY)

    Calendar-year 2025 wagers reached CAD $98.3B (+26%).

    Source: iGaming Ontario; rg.org

    1.1 million

    Average active player accounts per month in Ontario (March 2025)

    More than 2.6M cumulative active accounts in FY2024-25; average revenue per account CAD $278/month.

    Source: iGaming Ontario

    91.1%

    Share of Ontario online gambling now on regulated sites (2026 survey wave)

    Up from roughly 30% regulated play before the April 2022 launch — evidence that open licensing pulls players out of the grey market.

    Source: AGCO / Ipsos channelization research

    44 / 77

    Licensed operators / live gaming sites in Ontario (May 2026)

    Grown from ~13 operators and 18 sites at the April 2022 launch.

    Source: iGaming Ontario operator directory, 2026-05-21

    ~40 brands

    Brands registered for Alberta's launch (35 site registrations, 28 legal entities)

    As parsed from the AGLC registrant list on 2026-05-29, ahead of the 2026-07-13 go-live.

    Source: AGLC registrant list (primary)

    ~70%

    Share of Alberta online gambling currently with unregulated operators

    The provincial government's own estimate of the grey-market share the regulated launch is designed to capture.

    Source: alberta.ca

    C$75M → C$109M

    Alberta government revenue forecast from iGaming (2026-27 → 2028-29)

    Analyst estimates put the market at roughly US$700M (~C$950M) annually at maturity (attributed estimate: Jordan Bender, Citizens/JMP).

    Source: Alberta Budget 2026; Citizens/JMP via Covers

    ~USD $1.9B → $5.7B

    Canadian online gambling revenue, 2025 → 2033 forecast (~14.8% CAGR)

    Canada represents roughly 2.2% of the global online gambling market.

    Source: Grand View Research

    C$12.5 billion

    Canada's total casino market, 2025 (+15% year over year)

    Statista Market Insights estimate covering online and land-based casino games combined; a broader measure than iGO's Ontario-only GGR. The market has doubled since the 2020 low of C$6.2B; forecast C$16.9B by 2030 (about 6% a year).

    Source: Statista Market Insights, updated December 2025

    40.8%

    Share of Canadians who played casino games in 2025

    Up from 24% in pandemic-year 2020 and forecast to reach 50.5% by 2030. Casino play is mainstream Canadian entertainment, not a niche habit.

    Source: Statista Market Insights, updated December 2025

    53%

    Canadian online-payment users who used Interac in the past 12 months

    Second only to PayPal (80%), and the default rail for casino banking. Apple Pay sits at 33%, Google Pay at 28%.

    Source: Statista Consumer Insights survey, February 2025

    A note on the $3.2 billion figure

    Several widely-shared reports state Ontario’s FY2024-25 gross gaming revenue as "$2.9 billion". The iGaming Ontario year-three market report states $3.2 billion. The $2.9B figure appears to be a transcription error that propagated between outlets. If you are citing Ontario GGR, use $3.2B and link the iGO report.

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