Ontario’s Big Win: $32 Million Paid Out to Municipalities in Q3
Posted on: January 19, 2026, 10:15h.
Last updated on: January 19, 2026, 10:36h.
- OLG announces close to CA$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 CA$31,954,130 in third-quarter (Oct. 1 – Dec. 31, 2025) gaming revenue installment payments to 29 Ontario communities that host land-based gaming facilities.
That’s a decrease from the CA$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 Minister of Tourism, Culture and Gaming Stan Cho.
“From helping build neighborhood 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 from 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 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% on the first $65 million of slot revenue, 3% on the next $135 million of slot revenue, 2.5% on the next $300 million of slot revenue, 0.5% on the slot revenue above $500 million, and 4.% of table game revenue (if applicable), and 4% of sportsbook revenue (if applicable).
Trump’s Impact
The question of how much Ontario casinos benefited from the decision by many Canadians not to travel to the US — particularly Las Vegas — in response to comments by US President Donald Trump about Canada becoming the 51st state, as well as the Trump government’s tariff policies against Canada, remains unanswered at this time, though Casino.org has reached out to OLG for a statement.
Host communities in Ontario have received almost CA$2.4 billion in nontax 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. Meanwhile, the community around Casino Pickering received $3,799,974, while 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.
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