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PointsBet Canada has agreed to a two-day suspension of its Ontario site, down from the five days the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) proposed in February.
The AGCO accused the operator of a "systemic failure" to monitor, detect, document and report suspicious betting patterns. The February notice was the first time the regulator had proposed suspending an operator in Ontario's regulated iGaming market, which launched in April 2022.
The case centres on former Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter, who deliberately limited his participation in games so that associates could profit from bets on his statistics. PointsBet first told the AGCO, after a significant delay, that it had not offered bets on Porter in the games in question. It later acknowledged offering betting odds on his prop lines. That came 18 months after its first answer, when a U.S. Department of Justice indictment was made public in October 2025.
The settlement also requires an independent audit by an AGCO-approved auditor, using an approved methodology. PointsBet must address any findings, and its corrective measures will be independently validated.
When it contested the original proposal, PointsBet Canada CEO Scott Vanderwel said the company has "a strong compliance record in Ontario" and remains "fully committed to the highest standards of integrity and player protection". The coverage does not include a PointsBet statement on the settlement itself.
The reporting does not give dates for the suspension. The settlement resolves the regulatory proceeding.