OLG Funding & Commitments

The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation sends a portion of casino revenue to the City each year. Find out more about how this money is used to support our community.


Background

In 2013, the City of Niagara Falls made a new agreement with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG), which started on April 1, 2013. This agreement increased the city's hosting fees from the previous one.

The City uses the funds in five main areas:

  1. Property tax relief
  2. Capital asset and strategic projects
  3. Economic development initiatives
  4. Social service programs (formerly for the future Niagara Falls hospital 2013-2022)
  5. Funding for the Niagara Regional Police Fallsview Casino District Unit

The agreement will end when either OLG no longer runs all casino games in Niagara Falls, necessary licenses or approvals are no longer available, the casino ceases to exist or becomes invalid, or OLG gives written notice of termination at least 30 days in advance.

Under the new agreement, the City receives a percentage of the casino’s gaming revenue each year, including:

  • 5.25% of the first $65 million in electronic game revenue
  • 3.00% of the next $135 million
  • 2.50% of the next $300 million
  • 0.50% of electronic games revenue above $500 million
  • 4.00% of live table games revenue
  • 4.00% of Sportsbook revenue, if any

OLG Revenue History

Calendar YearQ1Q2Q3Q4Total per City
Fiscal Year (Dec. 31)
2013N/A$ 6,433,923$ 5,596,501$ 4,780,702$ 16,811,126
2014$ 4,452,570$ 6,715,070$ 5,304,206$ 4,916,987$ 21,388,833
2015$ 4,532,010$ 7,003,666$ 5,930,369$ 5,540,423$ 23,006,468
2016$ 5,275,019$ 7,153,022$ 6,245,991$ 5,625,402$ 24,299,434
2017$ 5,548,566$ 7,868,653$ 6,813,615$ 6,101,268$ 26,332,102
2018$ 5,546,465$ 7,393,429$ 6,499,766$ 5,373,138$ 24,812,798
2019$ 4,690,534$ 7,137,205$ 6,057,544$ 4,951,522$ 22,836,805
2020$ 3,974,389$ 0*$ 0*$ 0*$ 3,974,389
2021$ 0*$ 0*$ 4,668,393$ 3,889,163$ 8,557,556
2022$ 2,969,020$ 6,257,258$ 5,285,233$4,433,189$ 18,944,700
2023$ 3,939,785$ 6,386,158$ 5,387,008$4,096,386$ 19,809,337
2024$3,743,017$5,815,950$4,589,559$4,269,030$18,417,556
2025$3,743,375TBDTBDTBD$3,743,375
 Total$232,934,479

Table Note

Cells that have $ 0 values are during the time that the Casinos were closed due to COVID restrictions.

OLG Spending and Commitments

OLG YearProperty Tax ReliefCapital Asset and Strategic InvestmentEconomic Development InitiativesHospital (2013-2022) Social Services 2023PolicingTotal Commitments
13/14$ 3,723,250$ 10,419,057$ 254,401$ 318,955$ 4,214,384$ 18,930,047
14/15$ 6,173,659$ 10,643,279$ 305,281$ 322,024$ 4,200,000$ 21,644,242
15/16$ 6,034,985$ 10,106,264$ 1,204,401$ 356,242$ 4,200,000$ 21,901,892
16/17$ 6,168,506$ 14,009,809$ 605,281$ 382,574$ 4,200,000$ 25,366,170
17/18$ 6,319,278$ 12,118,300$ 700,000$ 562,596 $ 4,200,000$ 23,864,173
18/19$ 6,265,285$ 15,865,598$ 0$ 479,137$ 4,200,000$ 26,810,020
2019 Apr - Dec.$ 4,537,643$ 6,632,698$ 472,955$ 362,925$ 3,150,000$ 15,156,221
2020$ 2,189,984$ 230,820$ 779,354$ 79,488$ 715,390$ 3,995,035
2021$ 5,895,000$ 3,032,056$ 0$ 171,151$ 1,540,360$ 10,638,567
2022$ 5,493,314$ 8,088,543$ 0$ 290,230$ 3,410,046$ 17,282,133
2023$5,420,133$ 0$ 179,374$ 350,000$ 1,858,670$ 7,808,177
Totals$ 58,221,036$ 91,146,424$ 4,501,045$ 3,639,322$ 35,888,850$ 193,396,677
% of Total30.1%47.1%2.3%1.9%18.6%100%