Ontario Caps Record Year of Online Gambling With Strong December
Online video gaming profits for the full year of 2025 exceeded $4 billion.
- December 2025 online video gaming earnings broke the previous month-to-month record of $406.2 million embeded in November 2025.
- Since launching in April 2022, Ontario has actually created more than $10 billion in video gaming income and $2 billion in tax income.
- Online gambling establishments continue to dominate the sector.
In a report launched Thursday, iGaming Ontario shared its most current online gambling data for the . In addition to revenues, manage likewise set a regular monthly record, reaching $9.5 billion - up 22.5% over December 2024.
Online gambling establishments continue to prosper
U.S. online casino growth appears to be stalling out, according to a recent study. The same, however, can not be said of Ontario. While every classification added to December's record-breaking profits, online gambling establishments continued to lead the charge. December's online gambling establishment profits of $320.5 million accounted for just more than 75% of Ontario's overall online video gaming income. It was the 2nd month of $300-plus million earnings for the category and was 42.7% greater than December 2024.
Online sports betting in Ontario fell simply shy of setting a record in December. But its revenue of $99.1 million was still a spectacular 150% greater than in December 2024. And it is 2nd only to November's record of $102.0 million.
Roughly 1.28 million total active players added to December's record earnings. While not quite a record, it was well above December 2024's 1.03 million active user accounts. Meanwhile, the typical revenue per active player account was $334 - approximately 27% greater than December 2024.
Help may be coming for poker
Poker continued to suffer in the province, posting $5.8 million in profits. Granted, it did top the income of $5.6 million in December 2024. And it wasn't close to its profits record of $7.1 million held up in March 2024.
The issue with poker isn't special to Ontario. Poker is used as a peer-to-peer experience. In a small market, with minimal players, it's difficult to build momentum. To resolve that problem, some U.S. states formed the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement (MSIGA), permitting players from various states to have fun with one another. Ontario is wanting to do something similar.
While it might take a while to come to fruition, the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled in November that its regulated online video gaming sites can lawfully permit gamblers in the province to have fun with people outside of Canada. This would assist classifications such as poker and day-to-day fantasy sports that do much better with a higher user base.