AGCO proposes PointsBet suspension for failing to report suspicious bets
The regulator has issued a Notice of Proposed Order to suspend the operator’s igaming registration for five days.
Canada.- The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has issued a Notice of Proposed Order to suspend PointsBet Canada’s igaming registration for five days. The company allegedly failed to properly monitor, detect, document, and report suspicious betting patterns related to a bet-rigging scheme in 2024 involving the National Basketball Association player Jontay Porter.
The AGCO had directed all sportsbooks to confirm whether they had offered bets on The Toronto Raptors player and if they had detected and reported any suspicious betting activity. It said that, after a significant delay, PointsBet advised the AGCO that it had not offered any such bets.
However, in October 2025, the AGCO required operators to reconfirm whether any suspicious activity had been detected after the release of a US Department of Justice indictment revealed that the case formed part of a broader insider betting scheme. PointsBet then said for the first time it had offered betting on Porter in the games.
The regulator said these wagers should have been detected and reported at the time
It said: “Regulated igaming operators act as a critical first line of defense in protecting the integrity of sport and Ontario’s sports betting market. They are required to diligently monitor, detect and immediately report unusual and suspicious betting activity on their sites that may be indicative of bet-rigging. The timely identification and reporting of such issues warn sports leagues, integrity monitors, regulators and law enforcement of potential integrity concerns. It also alerts gaming operators across the globe, which allows them to take necessary steps to protect their patrons from bets lacking integrity.”
Recently, the AGCO ordered FanDuel Canada to pay a CA$350,000 penalty for failing to identify and report unusual and suspicious betting and match-fixing activity.
PointsBet has 15 days within which it can appeal the proposed suspension.
