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iGaming Ontario CEO Joseph Hillier on his role driving innovation and safety in online gaming

Dec 17, 2025

In this episode, iGaming Ontario President and CEO Joseph Hillier discusses how Ontario has built a competitive online gambling market designed to draw players away from unregulated sites while maintaining strong safeguards in place. He traces his path from Bay Street to the Ministry of the Attorney General and the Alcohol and Gaming Commission, explaining how this mix of private practice, banking, and public service now shapes his approach to regulation. Hillier discusses his priorities at iGaming Ontario, including treating operators as business partners, strengthening responsible gambling tools such as self-exclusion, modernizing anti-money laundering systems and preparing for emerging issues like cross-border pooled play and digital currencies.