$43 Million Paid Out to Ontario Municipalities in OLG’s 1st Quarter
Posted on: July 17, 2025, 03:45h.
Last updated on: July 17, 2025, 03:45h.
- Over $43 million paid to Ontario municipalities in Q1 to benefit local services
- Payments based on set formula tied to slot revenues
- Casino Woodbine in Toronto generated $9.1 million payment
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) announced today it has made CAD $43,634,211 in first quarter (April 1 to June 30, 2025) gaming revenue installment payments to 29 Ontario communities that host land-based gaming facilities.
$43.6 Million Paid to Municipalities
“OLG is a strong partner providing substantial benefits to communities across Ontario,” said Stan Cho, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Gaming. “In addition to creating jobs in host gaming communities, OLG’s sharing of local casino revenues with municipalities helps fund important local public services that improve quality of life for residents.”
That’s an increase from the CAD $27,301,476 paid out in Q4 (Jan. 1 to March 31, 2025).
The payments to host communities are based on a formula in the Municipality Contribution Agreement, 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.
Money Used for Local Public 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).
Payments Based on Set Formula
Host communities have received almost CAD $2.3 billion in non-tax gaming revenue since 1994.
According to the breakdown provided by OLG, Casino Woodbine in Toronto site generated the biggest municipality payment in Q1, at CAD $9,147,483, followed by the two Niagara Falls casinos generating a CAD $6,083,249 payment, Casino Pickering at CAD $5,412,098, Caesars Windsor at CAD $2,983,227, and Gateway Casinos Innisfil at CAD $2,315,818.
In total the casinos in Niagara Falls (Fallsview Casino and Casino Niagara) have generated CAD $239,017,727 in payments over their combined history (Fallsview opened in 2007, Casino Niagara in 1996).
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