Ontario Sports Betting Topped $1 Billion in June

June is normally one of the quieter months for Ontario sports betting, given the lack of sporting options. This year, that wasn’t the case.

With the men’s World Cup both larger than ever and partially hosted in Canada, Ontario gambling saw a robust handle in the year’s sixth month. According to iGaming Ontario, sports betting in the province reached $1.033 billion CAD for June. Although iGO doesn’t break things down individually by sport, it’s likely that the World Cup drove a lot of that traffic.

That’s because the same month a year ago, when there was no major soccer tournament, saw just $768 million CAD wagered on sporting events. Although the Canadian Football League starts its season in June, the summer months are historically the weakest for sports betting across the board.

This time, however, June 2026 became the fourth month this year to break $1 billion CAD for Ontario sports betting. It also marked a 34.5% increase over June 2025. January remains the most active month this year for sports betting in the province, seeing $1.18 billion CAD wagered.

What Trends Exist With Ontario Sports Betting?

The numbers continue to show growth in Canada’s largest province. When Ontario sports betting first became legal, the province brought in below $500 million CAD in slower months. In June 2022, two months after markets went live, Ontario saw $348 million CAD wagered.

Since then, the handle has grown by at least $200 million CAD per year in June. Should that trend continue into 2027, Ontario would project around $1.3 billion CAD wagered in June 2027.

Whether that trend continues depends on whether enough of a market remains and whether Ontario bettors will keep up enthusiasm without a major tournament held nearby. The women’s World Cup is scheduled for June 2027 in Brazil, and Canada’s women’s soccer team ranks ninth in the world.

However, even with similar time zones, enthusiasm can be more difficult to build when matches are held in South America as opposed to Toronto.

How Did Other Forms of Betting Perform?

As always, iGaming remains the driver of Ontario’s gambling revenue. iGO reported $8.299 billion CAD in iGaming revenue, down slightly from May’s $8.371 billion CAD. However, when compared to last year, June 2026 saw an increase of 30.49%, from $6.36 billion CAD.

Poker was the one market that didn’t see an increase. Unlike Ontario sports betting or iGaming, poker stays around the same almost every month. Because poker requires play with locations that have similar rules to Ontario, the pool stays fairly consistent.

With Alberta creating a market similar to Ontario, that could change soon. However, that would first require Alberta and Ontario to craft shared liquidity.

What Can People Expect From Future Numbers?

Historically, July is the worst month for Ontario sports betting. Last year, it brought in $688 million CAD, making it the only month that didn’t see at least $700 million CAD in revenue. Its $313 million CAD in July 2022 remains the lowest month Ontario has ever recorded for sports betting.

That’s because most popular sports aren’t competing. There might be an increase this year because of the expansion Toronto Tempo of the WNBA, but it still probably won’t be enough to match June’s total. Most likely, July 2026 will come in under February 2026’s year-long low of $946 million CAD.