PointsBet Canada has agreed to a two-day suspension of its Ontario iGaming license after being found culpable of reporting errors linked to the Jontay Porter sports wagering scandal.
The deal with the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) marks the first time an Ontario-regulated iGaming operator has agreed to such a pause as part of a regulatory penalty although PointsBet Canada has yet to confirm when the sanctioned shutdown is to be fulfilled.
Under the terms of the settlement, the AGCO revealed PointsBet Canada has also agreed to conduct an audit into its internal control environment to identify any potential gaps in how it tracks, flags, and shares data. This examination is to be carried out by an approved independent party with the aim of ensuring the operator’s systems reliably catch and report sports integrity threats in a timely manner.
The AGCO went on to explain PointsBet Canada has moreover agreed to immediately address any identified shortcomings with such remediation to be independently validated. In light of the settlement, the iGaming operator has consequently withdrawn its appeal against an initial five-day suspension originally tabled in February.
PointsBet Canada has offered iGaming aficionados in Ontario high-stakes and fixed-odds sports wagering as well as a large range of slot, table, and live-dealer games since April of 2022. The operator moreover relies on a single account and wallet system for its mobile-friendly PointsBet.ca domain, which means players can seamlessly enjoy all it has to offer without having to move funds.
For fans of sports wagering, PointsBet Canada has heavily customized its offering for Canadians while additionally offering markets on NBA, MLB and NFL action alongside international markets including English Premier League soccer, ATP tennis and Formula 1 auto racing.
Porter is a former NBA player given a lifetime ban in 2024 after an official investigation concluded he had violated the basketball league’s gaming policies by leaking confidential health information to sports bettors while simultaneously manipulating his own game time to rig statistical player prop lines. The American pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy and now faces up to 20 years in federal prison at a sentencing hearing scheduled for December.
In response, the AGCO launched an aggressive investigation and demanded to know if locally-licensed sports wagering operators had processed bets involving Porter or detected suspicious activity. PointsBet Canada initially told the regulator that it had not accepted wagers on the Missouri-born player but later revised its position and admitted to doing so while he was a member of the Toronto Raptors.
This revision came after the October 2025 indictments of several prominent people including former Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups as part of a larger sports gambling investigation. PointsBet Canada admitted its mistake had been caused by ‘human error during an organizational transition’ and was not part of an attempt to withhold accurate information.
Nevertheless, the AGCO responded by issuing a Notice of Proposed Order for a five-day suspension against PointsBet Canada, which the iGaming operator immediately appealed. This challenge was scheduled to go before the independent Licence Appeal Tribunal, but this process has now been rendered moot.
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