Betting revenue in Ontario declined overall last month
iGaming Ontario (iGO) published its market performance report for the second month of 2025, and Ontario betting numbers for all categories went down in February compared to the first month of 2025. Numbers for the casino, betting, and peer-to-peer poker were lower in February than they were in January. Overall, February was the first month that monthly cash wagers in Ontario decreased since August 2024, according to iGaming Ontario’s data. For February, iGaming Ontario reported $7.12 billion cash wagers in Ontario.
That was the first time in five months that monthly cash wagers in Ontario decreased and February had the lowest amount of cash wagers since September 2024. iGaming Ontario doesn’t include promotional wagers — bonuses — in cash wagers. Betting — sports, Esports, novelty, and proposition bets — wagers went down by approximately $252 million compared to January. The total monthly cash wagers for betting in February was $930 million. That was the lowest number reported since September 2024. Monthly cash wagers for peer-to-peer poker was the lowest since May 2024, $130 million.
Numbers for the casino and peer-to-peer poker
Casino and peer-to-peer poker numbers also decreased last month. With $6.06 billion reported, Ontario wagers on the casino — including slots, computer-based table games, and peer-to-peer bingo — were the lowest since September 2024 and decreased by about $443 million. Monthly cash wagers for the casino decreased for the second month in a row.
Non-adjusted gross gaming revenue (NAGGR) also went down in February. NAGGR is the amount of cash wagers including fees such as tournament fees with player winnings subtracted from the numbers. The NAGGR for all three categories in February was $280 million, lower than January by $48 million and higher than December 2024 by $11 million. NAGGR decreased for each category in February. The casino was $16 million lower. Betting was $30 million lower. Peer-to-peer poker was $800,000 lower.
Monthly activer player accounts up in Ontario
The only number that went up in February was the number of monthly active player accounts in Ontario. Monthly active player accounts don’t represent individual bettors because some bettors have an account with more than one of the betting sites. Monthly active player accounts went up by 24,000 compared to January. That is the highest number of monthly active player accounts that has been published by iGaming Ontario.
Monthly active player accounts in the province has gone up every month since August 2024. But the average revenue per active player account (ARPPA) last month was the lowest since February 2024. ARPPA in February was $248, about $49 lower than in January. According to iGaming Ontario, all market numbers were rounded.
