The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation has issued its third-quarter gaming revenue payment to the Municipality of Chatham-Kent for hosting Cascades Casino Chatham.
OLG said the payment for the period from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 totals $441,738. During OLG’s current fiscal year, which runs from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026, Chatham-Kent has received $1,378,344. Since the casino opened in April 2001, total payments to the municipality have reached $20,921,267.
Payments to host communities are calculated using a formula outlined in the Municipality Contribution Agreement, which is applied consistently across all land-based casino sites in Ontario using a graduated scale based on gaming revenue at each site.
“Year after year, a share of the revenue from Cascades Casino Chatham through OLG’s Municipality Contribution Agreement has been an important source of funding for Chatham-Kent, helping to deliver vital services and helping to enhance the quality of life of local residents,” said Trevor Jones, Member of Provincial Parliament for Chatham-Kent–Leamington. “Host communities benefit from their share of local casino revenue, while all Ontarians benefit from OLG’s gaming revenues, as 100 per cent of OLG profits are reinvested in communities across the province.”
OLG said host communities across Ontario have received nearly $2.4 billion in non-tax gaming revenue since 1994. The corporation said sharing casino proceeds supports local economic development, including infrastructure and job creation, and reflects OLG’s commitment to reinvesting all profits back into Ontario.
The corporation noted that over the past nine years, service providers have invested more than $2.9 billion in private sector capital across the province, leading to the opening of seven new casinos, large-scale resort developments and expansions, as well as gaming floor expansions and new non-gaming amenities.
OLG, a provincial Crown agency, said it delivers land-based gaming, lottery products, internet gaming and charitable gaming while operating in a socially responsible manner. The corporation said it has generated approximately $62 billion for the province since 1975 to support priorities including health care, problem gambling prevention, amateur athletics and local communities.
