1 Ontario IGaming Reports Record Wagering, Revenue In October

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Led by an MLB playoffs including the Toronto Blue Jays, Ontario set numerous iGaming records in October.

- More than $9 billion was bet online in Ontario for the first time.

- Blue Jays' success harms operator revenues.

- Active users surge 36% year-over-year.

iGaming Ontario reported a new regular monthly betting high of CAD $9.25 billion from casinos, online sports wagering, and poker. Total cash wagers were up 24% year-over-year and 8% from the record set in the previous month.

The $367.7 million in non-adjusted video gaming profits surged 38% compared to October 2024 and exceeded August's $334.8 million as the new Ontario iGaming record.

Online gambling establishments, which represented 85% of the market share, produced 82% of Ontario iGaming revenue on a record $7.88 billion handle.

The Blue Jays made it to their first World Series considering that 1993, and the NHL and NBA routine seasons started during October, resulting in a $1.23 billion sports wagering manage and a 16% year-over-year boost. The previous record was $1.19 billion embeded in November 2024.

Blue Jays kill revenues

Revenue, nevertheless, didn't match the huge uptick in volume. Behind just a 4.7% hold in October, Ontario online sportsbooks only won back $58.3 million, a 20.4%.% year-over-year decrease and down 16% from the previous month.

Bettors grew off the Blue Jays' run through the American League, and it might've been worse if they had actually won it all.

Toronto lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 7 games, which helped sports wagering platforms acquire high wagering figures and save them from any enormous World Series winner chances payments.

Active players, poker revenue increase

Active gamer accounts also reached a new high of 1.29 million in October, a 36% boost. Online poker $131 million in wagers and $5.6 million in income during October, a 5.7% year-over-year increase.

Profits could see an even bigger spike next October after a court of appeals judge favored permitting online poker players to compete in peer-to-peer video games with players in other countries. Daily fantasy sports, which stopped being provided in the Province in 2022, is also expected to make a return to Ontario as well.