Alberta iGaming Revenue Reaches C$122 Million Since July Launch
Published: October 30, 2026 | Author: Roxy Vance
Alberta’s regulated online gambling market produced C$122.1 million in gaming revenue from its launch on July 13 to September 30, 2026, according to the market performance report from Alberta iGaming Corporation (AiGC). Players wagered about C$2.89 billion over that period, and September alone brought in C$56.6 million in revenue, 31% more than August.
The report is built from data that operators submit for games they offer under an operating agreement with AiGC. The figures are unaudited and may be revised, and all amounts are in Canadian dollars. AiGC says it will publish the report every month, in the third week.
Month by Month
The market grew each month as more operators went live: 16 were active in July, 20 in August and 24 in September.
| July 2026 (from July 13) | August 2026 | September 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active operators | 16 | 20 | 24 |
| Wagers | C$542.9 million | C$1.065 billion | C$1.277 billion |
| Gaming revenue (NAGGR) | C$22.2 million | C$43.3 million | C$56.6 million |
| Active player accounts | 226,959 | 314,091 | 388,585 |
| Revenue per active account | C$98 | C$138 | C$146 |
AiGC counts as wagers all the cash operators collect from players, including fees, and gaming revenue (NAGGR) is wagers minus players’ winnings. The biggest jump came early: from July to August, wagers rose 96% and active player accounts 38%. From August to September, revenue rose 31%, wagers 20% and active player accounts 24%. Over the whole period, active accounts grew 71%, from 226,959 in July to 388,585 in September. Active accounts are not people: a player with accounts at several operators is counted more than once.
Average revenue per active account, which is revenue divided by active accounts, rose from C$98 in July to C$146 in September. July covers less than a full month, because the market opened on July 13.
Alberta Online Casino Takes Most of the Revenue
Casino games, which AiGC defines as random-number-generator games such as slots, progressive jackpot slots, table games, poker and keno, produced C$95.5 million of the C$122.1 million in revenue since launch, or 78%. Sports and event betting added C$20.1 million, and live casino, with real-time games hosted by a live dealer, C$6.6 million. In wagers, casino games took C$2.275 billion since launch, betting C$325.8 million and live casino C$284.1 million. AiGC’s list of eligible products also includes fantasy sports and peer-to-peer games, such as poker against other Alberta players, but the report shows no activity in either category from July to September.
In September, casino games took C$1.003 billion in wagers and C$42.8 million in revenue, 75.6% of the month’s total. Betting had C$152.7 million in wagers and C$11.1 million in revenue, 19.5%, and live casino C$121.5 million in wagers and C$2.8 million in revenue, 4.9%.
The split changed from month to month. Betting took 17.3% of revenue in July, 12.1% in August and 19.5% in September, while casino games took 76.4%, 82.3% and 75.6%.
How Alberta Compares With Ontario
Ontario’s regulated online market, made up of operators under agreements with iGaming Ontario, had C$416.3 million in gaming revenue in September 2026. Alberta’s September revenue of C$56.6 million was 14% of that.
The two markets are not like for like. Alberta’s report covers a market that was still adding operators, while iGaming Ontario’s data goes back to April 2022. The two reports also define some measures differently: iGaming Ontario counts only cash wagers, not bonuses, and its casino category includes live table games, which AiGC reports separately. Revenue, which is wagers minus winnings in both reports, is the closest comparison.
What It Means
Alberta’s regulated market built up quickly in its first weeks: monthly revenue nearly doubled from July to August and grew another 31% in September, while the number of active operators rose by half. Casino games bring in close to four in five dollars of revenue. Counted the way Ontario counts them, with live dealer games included, they made up 80.5% of Alberta’s September revenue, close to Ontario’s 82%. AiGC’s October figures are due in the third week of November.
