Ontario betting revenue jumps 47 per cent in September

Sports betting revenue in Ontario reached $69.1M in September 2026, up 47% from $46.9M in September 2025. The total amount bet on sports barely changed over the year, rising 1.2% to $1,074M. Revenue grew because operators kept more of each dollar bet. They kept 6.4% of sports wagers in September 2026, against an unusually low 4.4% a year earlier.

Online casino revenue set a record for the third month in a row, at $340.8M in September 2026. That is up 1.3% on August’s $336.3M and 22.7% on September 2025. Total revenue across casino, betting and poker reached $416.3M, the second-highest month since the open market launched, behind only December 2025 ($425.6M).

Ontario online gambling revenue in September 2026: the figures

This table of Ontario iGaming results compares September 2026 with August 2026 and September 2025. All revenue figures are net gaming revenue (NAGGR) from iGaming Ontario’s monthly data tables.

September 2026 in short:

• Players bet $9,708M in total, up 13.6% on September 2025. That is 0.3% less than August and 1.8% below the July 2026 peak of $9,884M.
• Revenue still rose 5% on August, as operators kept a larger share of the money bet.
• Casino play brought in about 82% of all revenue. Casino wagers fell 3% on August, yet casino revenue reached its new record.
• Poker stayed small, with $130M bet and $6.4M in revenue.

Ontario player accounts reach a new high

Ontario had a record 1,413K active player accounts in September 2026. That is up 17% on August and 20% on September 2025.

• The previous high was 1,365K in July 2026, then 1,327K in January 2026.
• Revenue per account fell to $295, from $328 in August, as more accounts shared the revenue. It was $280 in September 2025.

Note, 2026-11-09: iGaming Ontario has revised August 2026 active accounts to 1,210K, from the 1,208K first published. This report uses the revised figure.

Ontario sports betting and the September sports calendar

The 47% rise looks large because September 2025 was a weak month for operators.

• Operators kept 7.9% of sports wagers in August 2025, then only 4.4% that September.
• September 2026 betting revenue rose 27% on August 2026.
• It stayed below July 2026 ($77.8M) and well below the November 2025 high of $102.0M.

Both Septembers had the NFL, MLB and CFL, and neither had a tournament on the World Cup scale. The main calendar differences:

• The NFL opened on September 9, 2026, five days later than in 2025 (September 4). That left one less week of NFL games.
• The NHL regular season started on September 29, 2026. In 2025 it did not begin until October.
• The NBA played no games in either September.

With fewer NFL games, the amount bet on sports in September 2026 still ended slightly above a year earlier.

iGaming Ontario continued its BetGuard work in September. On September 10, 2026, it warned players about sites impersonating the program. On September 23, it announced a campus partnership with the Responsible Gambling Council. All operators in the province’s open market are AGCO Registered and run under an operating agreement with iGaming Ontario.

Sources: iGaming Ontario monthly market performance data tables, September 2026 (published October 28, 2026); iGaming Ontario news; NFL, NHL, NBA, MLB and CFL season schedules.

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