iGaming Ontario has appointed Joseph Hillier as the new president and CEO of the provincial iGaming regulator.
Effective 8 September, Hillier will take over from David Smith, who has been serving as interim president and CEO since Martha Otton’s retirement.
Hillier most recently served as chief strategy officer and corporate secretary at the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO), where he delivered significant strategic and regulatory initiatives across the province’s alcohol, cannabis, gaming, and horse racing sectors.
Prior to the AGCO, he served as chief of staff to Ontario Attorney General Hon. Doug Downey and led the development, launch and implementation of Canada’s first private sector-driven iGaming market and the creation of iGaming Ontario.
He also spent more than a decade working in the financial and legal services sectors.
“The Board of Directors looks forward to supporting Joseph as he leads iGaming Ontario to build on Ontario’s iGaming market success and deliver on key priorities including an anti-money laundering system for operators, and a centralized self-exclusion platform for Ontarians,” said iGaming Ontario’s Board of Directors.
Ontario’s regulated online betting and iGaming market saw July wagers increase by 24 per cent to CA$7.56 billion, with online casino accounting for the bulk of the total as wagers rose 27 per cent to $6.74 billion.