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Posted on: January 19, 2026, 10:15h.
Last updated on: January 19, 2026, 10:16h.
- OLG announces close to CAD $32 million in payments to community partners in Q3
- Payments flow into local communities for infrastructure and job creation
- Slight decrease from payments to municipalities in Q2
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) announced it has made CAD $31,954,130 in third quarter (Oct. 1 – Dec. 31, 2025) gaming revenue instalment payments to 29 Ontario communities that host land-based gaming facilities.
That’s a decrease from the CAD $37,765,676 paid out in Q2 (July 1 – Sept. 30, 2025).
“As it has for decades in Ontario, land-based gaming continues to serve as a source of good local jobs and generates vital economic activity in the communities that host gaming sites,” said Stan Cho, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Gaming.
From helping build neighbourhood parks to supporting community programs, proceeds received through the Municipality Contribution Agreement with OLG help make municipalities all across the province better places to live and work.”
Set Formula to Calculate Payouts to Municipalities
The OLG’s fiscal year runs April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026. So far this year, those 29 communities have received $113,354,014, based on a formula in the Municipality Contribution Agreement.
The formula in the Municipality Contribution Agreement is applied across all land-based casino sites in the province. It’s a graduated scale of slot machine revenue, and a share of table game revenue and sportsbook revenue for those sites that offer those services.
Under the agreement, municipalities receive 5.25 per cent on the first $65 million of slot revenue, 3.0 per cent on the next $135 million of slot revenue, 2.5 per cent on the next $300 million of slot revenue, 0.5 per cent on the slot revenue above $500 million, and 4.0 per cent of table game revenue (if applicable), and 4.0 per cent of sportsbook revenue (if applicable).
Trump Impact
An interesting question: How much have Ontario casinos been benefitting from the decision by many Canadians not to travel to the U.S., particularly Las Vegas, in response to comments by U.S. President Donald Trump early in 2025 about Canada becoming the 51st state of the U.S., as well as the Trump government’s tariff policies against Canada, which set off a trade dispute. Are people staying at home and going to Canadian casinos more?
Casino.org has reached out to OLG for a statement on that.
Host communities in Ontario have received almost CAD $2.4 billion in non-tax gaming revenue since 1994.
Breakdown of Payouts
The community around Casino Woodbine in northwest Toronto was the biggest beneficiary, receiving $6,541,926 in payouts in Q3, followed by Niagara Falls (which has two casinos), at $3,863,938, and the community around Casino Pickering, at $3,799,974. Windsor, which has a Caesars Casino, saw $2,032,014.
The new Hard Rock Casino in Ottawa generated $1,595, 507 for the municipality according to the OLG chart.