OLG Issues First Quarter Gaming Revenue Payment to Pickering

July 16, 2025

SAULT STE. MARIE – Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) is pleased to make a first quarter (April 1 – June 30) payment totaling $5,412,098 to the City of Pickering for hosting Pickering Casino Resort.

Since the gaming site opened in July 2021, Pickering has received $65,008,832.

These payments to host communities are based on a formula in the Municipality Contribution Agreement that is consistently applied across all land-based casino sites in Ontario using a graduated scale of gaming revenue at the hosted site. 

“OLG is a strong partner that delivers real value to Pickering,” said Peter Bethlenfalvy, Member of Provincial Parliament for Pickering-Uxbridge. “Alongside the jobs created at Pickering Casino Resort, the revenue shared through this partnership supports important investments in Pickering’s public services.”

Since 1994, host communities have received almost $2.3 billion in non-tax gaming revenue.

OLG is proud to share proceeds of casino gaming with local communities, contributing to economic development including infrastructure and job creation. Payments to host communities are part of OLG’s commitment to Ontario, which includes reinvesting 100 per cent of OLG’s profits back into the province.

Over the past nine years, service providers have invested more than $2.8 billion in private sector capital investment across the province. These investments have led to the development and opening of seven new casinos, one large-scale resort development/expansion, and many gaming floor expansions and new non-gaming amenities.