Ontario Caps Record Year Of Online Gambling With Strong December
Online video gaming revenue for the full year of 2025 surpassed $4 billion.
- December 2025 online gaming earnings broke the previous month-to-month record of $406.2 million set in November 2025.
- Since introducing in April 2022, Ontario has actually created more than $10 billion in video gaming income and $2 billion in tax income.
- Online casinos continue to dominate the sector.
In a report launched Thursday, iGaming Ontario shared its most current online gaming stats for the province. Together with profits, deal with likewise set a month-to-month record, reaching $9.5 billion - up 22.5% over December 2024.
Online casinos continue to flourish
U.S. online casino development seems stalling out, according to a recent study. The exact same, however, can not be stated of Ontario. While every classification contributed to December's record-breaking profits, online casinos continued to lead the charge. December's online casino revenue of $320.5 million represented just more than 75% of Ontario's overall gaming earnings. It was the second month of $300-plus million revenues for the category and was 42.7% greater than December 2024.
Online sports betting in Ontario fell just shy of setting a record in December. But its earnings of $99.1 million was still a stunning 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 gamers added to December's record earnings. While not rather a record, it was well above December 2024's 1.03 million active user accounts. Meanwhile, the average income per active gamer account was $334 - roughly 27% higher than December 2024.
Help might be coming for poker
Poker continued to suffer in the province, publishing $5.8 million in revenue. Granted, it did top the earnings of $5.6 million in December 2024. And it wasn't near its income record of $7.1 million held up in March 2024.
The issue with poker isn't unique to Ontario. Poker is used as a peer-to-peer experience. In a small market, with restricted gamers, it's difficult to build momentum. To deal with that issue, some U.S. states formed the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement (MSIGA), permitting players from different states to play with one another. Ontario is wanting to do something comparable.
While it may take a while to come to fruition, the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled in November that its regulated online video gaming sites can legally allow bettors in the province to have fun with individuals outside of Canada. This would help classifications such as poker and everyday dream sports that do better with a higher user base.