Yes. As of April 4, 2022, Ontario operates an open private online gambling market regulated by iGaming Ontario under the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO). Over 50 operators are licensed to serve Ontario residents, including BetMGM, FanDuel, NorthStar Bets, and Bet365.
What changed in April 2022? Before that date, Ontario residents played at offshore-licensed operators (Malta, Kahnawake, Curaçao) — which was not criminalised at the individual-player level — or at the provincial monopoly OLG.ca. The April 2022 framework opened the market to private operators on the condition they hold an iGO operating agreement.
What about taxes? Casual gambling winnings are not taxable income in Canada under CRA guidance. Professional gambling — where gambling is your primary income source and you treat it as a business — is taxable. The threshold is high and rarely crossed by recreational players.
What about offshore play from Ontario? Offshore-licensed operators (MGA, Kahnawake) continue to serve Ontario residents alongside the AGCO-licensed market. There is no per-player legal jeopardy in playing at either type, but only AGCO-licensed operators participate in Ontario's consumer-protection framework (dispute resolution, fund segregation, self-exclusion sync).
How do I tell if an operator is AGCO-licensed? Licensed operators display the iGaming Ontario seal in their footer and list their AGCO licence number. The full registry is published at igamingontario.ca.
