Ontario gambling regulator moves to temporarily suspend PointsBet Canada over NBA insider betting scandal

Ontario gambling regulator moves to temporarily suspend PointsBet Canada over NBA insider betting scandal

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario says PointsBet failed to report suspicious betting related to former Toronto Raptors Jontay Porter’s game fixing. The online sportsbook says it was “human error.”

PointsBet Canada's suspension fuels major turmoil

The suspension of PointsBet by the AGCO might ultimately deteriorate into a “much uglier” scenario as the matter is still very far from being resolved after the operator’s ”systemic failures” Jontay Porter betting scandal. It was almost four years from the launch of Ontario’s regulated market before the AGCO decided to issue a Notice of Proposed Order to any operator in the iGaming sector for the first time. PointsBet Canada’s gaming registratio…