Ontario iGaming July 2025: Casino wagers hit $6.74bn (+25% YoY), betting drops to $688m, poker steady at $139m. Full stats and trends inside.
The Canadian Ontario online gambling market’s FY25/26-Q1 results for July 2025 reveal a mixed picture across casino, betting, and P2P poker, but paint a slightly different picture compared to June 2025 Ontario Gambling Stats.
While wagers hit a strong $7.56 billion, marking one of the highest totals since Ontario’s iGaming market opened in 2022, player activity slipped slightly compared to June.
Statistics show a modest month-on-month improvement in total wagers (+4%), while total Non-Adjusted Gross Gaming Revenue (NAGGR) increased by 1% to $311 million. Active player accounts fell 6% to 948,000, but average revenue per account (ARPPA) rose to $328, an 8% gain from June.
Breaking down by category, casinos drove the market once again with $6.74 billion in wagers, equivalent to 89% of the total. Betting activity dropped sharply to $688 million (–10% MoM), while P2P poker rose to $139 million (+5% MoM). On the revenue side, casino NAGGR reached $252.3 million (+4%), betting produced $52.7 million (–10%), and P2P poker delivered $5.9 million (+10%).
Even with seasonal volatility in play, the Ontario market continues to post positive results on a year-over-year basis. July 2025 still represents steady growth compared to July 2024 and July 2023, particularly for casino play.
Source: Official iGaming Ontario Market Performance page which displays the 2025 dataset, which is where the figures and assement below come directly from.
Online Casino Stats – YoY Wagers Increase 25%
For Ontarian online casinos, July followed a different trend than June, with wagers actually climbing compared to the prior month. This year, there was a 6% month-on-month increase in wagers, reversing the decline seen in June. That compares to a flat 0% MoM movement in July 2024 and a slight +1% rise back in July 2023.
To put it in perspective, July 2024 and July 2023 reported total wagers of $5.41bn and $5.39bn, respectively. By contrast, July 2025 reached $6.74bn, the strongest July on record for Ontario iGaming, and a +25% year-on-year increase.
As for the casino industry’s contribution to Net Adjusted Gross Gaming Revenue (NAGGR), July 2025 generated $252.3m, a +4% MoM increase from June 2025 and significantly higher than the $178.6m in July 2024 and $161.0m in July 2023. This equates to a 41.2% year-on-year increase, with casino NAGGR holding an 81% market share.
With respect to total wagers across casino, betting, and poker in July 2025, online casinos once again dominated, accounting for 89% of all wagers placed.
| Year | Total Wagers | MoM / YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 2023 | $5.39bn | – / – |
| July 2024 | $5.41bn | +0% / +0.3% |
| July 2025 | $6.74bn | +6% / +24.6% |
Sports Betting Stats – YoY Wagers Decline 17%
Ontario’s sports betting handle in July 2025 dropped to $688m, marking a –10% month-on-month fall compared to June. This is a sharper decline than in July 2024 (–1% MoM) and much steeper than July 2023, which was effectively flat.
Looking year-over-year, July 2024 recorded $826m in wagers, while July 2023 stood at $832m. The July 2025 total therefore reflects a –16.7% YoY decrease, highlighting the pressure on the vertical during slower sports months.
On the revenue side, NAGGR fell to $52.7m, down 10% from June 2025. Still, it outpaced neither the $65.0m earned in July 2024 nor the $63.2m in July 2023, underlining a –19% annual decline. Sports betting’s share of overall NAGGR now sits at 17%, noticeably smaller than the casino’s contribution.
| Year | Total Wagers | MoM / YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 2023 | $832m | – / – |
| July 2024 | $826m | –1% / –0.7% |
| July 2025 | $688m | –10% / –16.7% |
PvP Online Poker Stats – YoY Wagers Hold Steady
Ontario’s P2P poker segment remains steady, showing incremental gains rather than big swings. July 2025 wagers reached $139m, a +5% MoM increase from June, which contrasts with July 2024 and July 2023 where wagers were locked at $138m.
That slight uplift means poker posted a +0.8% YoY increase over last July — hardly a breakthrough but enough to keep the vertical holding ground.
On the revenue side, poker produced $5.9m in NAGGR, up 10% MoM from June 2025. However, the figure is broadly in line with the past two years, keeping poker’s share modest at 2% of both wagers and NAGGR.
| Year | Total Wagers | MoM / YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 2023 | $138m | – / – |
| July 2024 | $138m | +0% / +0% |
| July 2025 | $139m | +5% / +0.8% |
Ontario’s Continued Growth
Despite the month-on-month decline in active accounts and betting activity, Ontario’s regulated gambling market shows resilience. Casino continues to anchor the industry, while poker remains steady and betting faces expected seasonal dips. On a year-over-year basis, July 2025 reflects a market that continues to expand steadily, proving that Ontario remains a hub for regulated online gambling activity in North America.
From what I can see, Ontario’s regulated iGaming market continues to show resilience. The casino not only dominates wagers but also revenue, accounting for nearly nine out of every ten dollars wagered and four-fifths of the revenue. Sports betting remains closely tied to the event calendar and is likely to bounce back in the autumn, while poker continues to inch up as a stable side vertical.
With wagers now consistently above $7.5 billion per month and revenue pushing past $300 million monthly, Ontario remains the benchmark iGaming market in North America, proving that even in summer, growth is the long-term trend.
As always, the casino industry’s dominance reinforces its role as the most profitable vertical, responsible for the vast majority of wagers and NAGGR in Ontario’s iGaming framework.
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