OLG pays Ontario host municipalities $34,505,783 in second-quarter gaming revenue
$34,505,783 went to 29 host communities for July–September, bringing OLG's fiscal year-to-date municipal payments to $76,920,529.
Key takeaways
- 01OLG paid $34,505,783 to 29 host municipalities for the second quarter (July 1 – September 30).
- 02Fiscal year-to-date payments to the same 29 communities now total $76,920,529.
- 03Host communities have received more than $2.4 billion in non-tax gaming revenue since 1994.
Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) has issued second-quarter gaming revenue payments totaling $34,505,783 to the 29 communities that host land-based casinos in the province, covering July 1 to September 30.
OLG’s $34,505,783 second-quarter payment brings fiscal year-to-date payments to the 29 host communities to $76,920,529.
The payments are calculated under the Municipality Contribution Agreement, which OLG says is “consistently applied across all land-based casino sites in Ontario using a graduated scale of gaming revenue at the hosted site.” OLG’s fiscal year runs from April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027.
“OLG’s Municipality Contribution Agreement provides municipalities with funding to support improvements in infrastructure and with funding to support local priorities,” said Zee Hamid, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Gaming. Hamid added that gaming facilities “generate economic activity, support local jobs and investment, and provide revenue that helps fund priorities that are important to the people of Ontario.”
Longer-term totals
OLG said host communities have received more than $2.4 billion in non-tax gaming revenue since 1994. The corporation also said it reinvests 100 per cent of its profits back into the province, and that since 1975 its operations have generated approximately $64 billion for provincial priorities.
OLG said service providers have invested more than $3 billion in private sector capital across Ontario over the past ten years, leading to seven new casinos, two large-scale resort developments and expansions, and multiple gaming floor and non-gaming amenity expansions.
| Period | Amount |
|---|---|
| Q2 (Jul 1 – Sep 30) | $34.5M |
| Fiscal year to date | $76.9M |
| Since 1994 (host communities) | More than $2.4 billion |
| Private capital investment (past 10 years) | More than $3 billion |
| Since 1975 (OLG total) | Approximately $64 billion |
OLG did not name the 29 recipient municipalities or detail individual payment amounts in the release.
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