Ontario Moves to Suspend PointsBet for 5 Days For Suspicious Jontay Porter Bets

Sports wagering operator PointsBet is facing a five-day suspension in Ontario for its handling of suspicious bets associated with the 2024 gaming scandal including former NBA gamer Jontay Porter.


The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO), which regulates online sports betting in the province, announced on Thursday that it released a Notice of Proposed Order, which gets rid of PointsBet Canada's iGaming registration for that duration.


- Regulators state PointsBet didn't report suspicious wagering activity when Porter was controling games.


- The operator has 15 days to appeal the suspension.


- This is PointsBet Canada's third offense in Ontario.


The former Toronto Raptors gamer helped a group of bettors defraud sportsbooks when he concurred to control his playing time so his under gamer prop bets would hit in 2024, earning him a lifetime restriction from the league and an upcoming jail sentence.


The AGCO declares that the Australian-based sports wagering operator failed to report suspicious betting patterns that could have identified the gambling scheme.


"The timely identification and reporting of such problems caution sports leagues, stability screens, regulators and police of prospective integrity concerns," the AGCO said in a release. "It likewise notifies video gaming operators around the world, which enables them to take needed steps to secure their clients from bets doing not have integrity."


PointsBet has 15 days to appeal the suspension to the License Appeal Tribunal, which acts separately of the AGCO.


"PointsBet Canada is dissatisfied by the AGCO's choice to propose a five-day suspension of our operator registration," a PointsBet Canada representative stated in a declaration to Covers.