The regulated online gaming market in Ontario experienced a broad seasonal downturn in June, with the latest figures from iGaming Ontario showing month-on-month declines across all key performance metrics.
The data points to a predictable summer slowdown, particularly within the sports betting vertical.
Total cash wagers for the month fell by 10%, dropping from CA8.01billioninMaytoCA7.26 billion in June. Similarly, total non-adjusted gross gaming revenue saw a 9% decrease, falling from $338 million to $307 million.
Player engagement also dipped, with the number of active player accounts declining by 5% to 1.01 million. Consequently, the average revenue per user (ARPU) registered a 4% drop to $303.
The online casino segment continued its dominance of the market, accounting for an overwhelming 88% of all wagers and 79% of total revenue.
However, the vertical was not immune to the monthly downturn, as its wagers fell by 8% to $6.36 billion and its revenue decreased by 6% to $243 million.
The sharpest decline in the report was observed in mobile sports betting, which is typical for the early summer months following the conclusions of the NBA and NHL seasons.
Sports betting wagers plummeted by 21% to $768 million, while revenue for the vertical fell by 19% to $58.4 million. Peer-to-peer poker also saw a slowdown, with its wagers and revenue dropping by 8% and 15% respectively.
Despite the monthly dip across the board, the data reaffirms that online casino remains the bedrock of Ontario’s regulated iGaming ecosystem, consistently driving the majority of market activity.
