In an unprecedented enforcement action, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has moved to temporarily suspend PointsBet’s iGaming registration after concluding it failed to properly report suspicious betting involving NBA player Jontay Porter.
In a press release on Thursday, the AGCO said it had issued a Notice of Proposed Order to suspend PointsBet Canada’s iGaming registration for five days, which would be the first action of this type against an operator in Ontario’s regulated online gambling market.
The regulator alleges a “systemic failure” by the operator to monitor and report suspicious betting activity linked to the Porter bet-rigging scheme. The AGCO’s decision comes after a multi-year investigation into Porter’s actions. Porter played for the Toronto Raptors before the NBA banned him for life in 2024, making his case one of the biggest sports betting scandals since the repeal of PASPA.
According to the regulator, PointsBet failed to detect and report unusual wagering patterns that were central to the scheme at the time they happened.
“Safeguarding the integrity of sports and Ontario’s sports betting market is a top priority for the AGCO,” said AGCO CEO and Registrar, Dr. Karin Schnarr. “Our regulatory framework is clear—operators must be equipped to detect and effectively respond to integrity risks, and we will take appropriate action when these standards are not met.”
Systemic Failure to Report & Monitor
According to the AGCO, the issues date back to early 2024, when, following the initial allegations against Porter, it directed all Ontario-regulated sportsbooks to confirm whether they had offered markets on the player and whether they had detected any red flags.
At the time, after what the AGCO described as a “significant delay,” PointsBet claimed it “had not offered any such bets.” However, things changed dramatically when the U.S. Department of Justice unsealed an indictment in October 2025 that alleged Porter was part of a much larger betting scheme.
In response, the AGCO asked operators to reconfirm their earlier responses. That’s when PointsBet acknowledged for the first time that it had, in fact, offered betting markets involving Porter in the relevant games. After reviewing PointsBet’s data, the AGCO says it confirmed there were suspicious betting patterns that should have been flagged immediately.
In a statement to CTV News Toronto, a PointsBet spokesperson said the company’s “initial inaccurate response in March 2024” was caused by “human error during an organizational transition — not any intent to withhold information.”
Operation ‘Nothing but Bet’ Uncovers Betting Scheme
The Porter scandal was just a precursor to a much larger federal investigation. More than a year before the scope of the larger scheme became public, Porter pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud after admitting he faked injuries, such as a purported eye injury and illness, to exit games early.
When prosecutors unsealed the October 2025 indictment, it showed that Porter’s actions were part of a much bigger, sophisticated, multi-state corruption network. The feds dubbed the case “Operation Nothing But Bet,” and it grew into one of the biggest integrity crises in the history of professional sports in the United States.
The indictment implicated several high-profile individuals, including Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, and former player Damon Jones. Federal prosecutors detailed a sophisticated scheme where insiders used non-public injury reports and lineup data to manipulate “under” prop bets across multiple markets.
In its statement about PointsBet’s failure to report, the AGCO wrote that, “Regulated igaming operators act as a critical first line of defense in protecting the integrity of sport and Ontario’s sports betting market.” The regulator went on to say, “The timely identification and reporting of such issues warns sports leagues, integrity monitors, regulators, and law enforcement of potential integrity concerns.”
History of Regulatory Sanctions for PointsBet
This is not the first time PointsBet has faced disciplinary action in Ontario. In May 2022, the operator was fined for violations of advertising and inducement rules. More recently, in November 2023, it received another penalty for violating Ontario’s responsible gambling standards.
PointsBet now has 15 days to appeal the proposed five-day suspension to the Licence Appeal Tribunal.
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In an unprecedented enforcement action, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has moved to temporarily suspend PointsBet’s iGaming registration after concluding it failed to properly report suspicious betting involving NBA player Jontay Porter. In a press release on Thursday, the AGCO said it had issued a Notice of Proposed Order to suspend PointsBet
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