iGaming Ontario Board of Directors appoints Joseph Hillier as President and CEO
Hillier most recently served as Chief Strategy Officer and Corporate Secretary of the AGCO where he was responsible for delivering ‘significant’ strategic and regulatory initiatives.
Key Points
- The new hire will officially go into effect on September 8, 2025, as Hillier is set to replace iGaming Ontario Interim President and CEO David Smith
- The regulator’s Board of Directors stated Hillier’s “depth in the Ontario iGaming market” made him the “ideal President and CEO” during a “critical point” in the province’s growth
iGaming Ontario’s Board of Directors has appointed Joseph Hillier as the regulator’s new President and CEO, effective September 8, stating his “depth in the Ontario iGaming market combined with successful public and private sector careers” made Hillier the “ideal” candidate during a “critical” point in the province’s growth.
Hillier most recently served as Chief Strategy Officer and Corporate Secretary of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) where he was responsible for delivering “significant” strategic and regulatory initiatives across the province’s alcohol, cannabis, gaming and horse racing sectors.
He also served as Chief of Staff to the province’s Attorney General Hon. Doug Downey, having “led the development, launch and implementation of Canada’s first private sector-driven iGaming market” as well as the creation of iGaming Ontario.
Hillier is set to replace iGaming Ontario Interim President and CEO David Smith, who has served in the role since former Chief Executive Martha Otton officially retired from the position on December 31, 2024.
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On July 24, iGaming Ontario released the financial results of online gambling play for June 2025, reporting a decrease in both non-adjusted gross gaming revenue (NAGGR) and total cash wagered month-over-month, as revenue fell 9% to $306.8m and handle dropped 10% from May 2025 to $7.3bn.
As of June 2025, poker currently holds an 88% market share of all iGaming play throughout the province, while betting and P2P poker manage a market share of 11% and 2%, respectively, according to the regulator.
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