Each Ontario sportsbook wager from Oct. 10 through Oct. 12 triggers a C$1 contribution to Feed Ontario.
The appeal tests whether Ontario can manage its side of online poker and other peer-to-peer games involving foreign players.
The supplier plans to offer its around-the-clock ESportsBattle tournaments, data, odds and streaming to licensed provincial sportsbooks.
The increase after online-market expansion was concentrated among males aged 10 to 44, with almost one-third of visits ending in admission.
A C$1,000 parlay generated unfulfilled cash-out offers of about C$380,000 and nearly C$100,000 before settling as a loss.
The former Canadian Lottery Coalition says it will press for consumer protection and action against illegal gambling.
PENN’s sportsbook and casino brands can use NFL trademarks in Ontario and Alberta under the new agreement.
Casino revenue rose 25.4% from a year earlier, while sports betting and peer-to-peer poker both recorded annual declines.
Ontario and Alberta regulate paid fantasy contests, while the treatment of social casino games and event contracts remains less settled.
The platform provider can supply player-account, sportsbook and casino aggregation technology to Alberta operators.