PointsBet Canada agrees to a two-day shutdown in Ontario

PointsBet Canada has agreed to shut down its gaming platform in Ontario for two days. The company withdrew its appeal against the penalty from the regulator, the AGCO. A spokesperson said on Wednesday morning that the exact timing of the closure has not yet been determined.

Last February, the AGCO alleged that the company had failed in its obligation to monitor, detect, record and report suspicious betting activity linked to Jontay Porter in 2024. In early 2024, the regulator had asked all betting sites in Ontario to report whether they had offered bets on Porter. In its first response, PointsBet Canada said it had not offered any bets.

In October 2025, several people, including NBA player Terry Rozier and coach and former player Chauncey Billups, were taken into custody as part of a wider sports betting investigation. The AGCO warned the sites again. This time, PointsBet Canada admitted that it had offered bets on Porter in the games in question. The company attributed the first incorrect response to human error during a corporate transition.

Porter, who played for the Toronto Raptors, deliberately withdrew from two games in January and March 2024 and cooperated with bettors. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and was banned from the NBA for life in 2024. His sentencing hearing was postponed to December, and the maximum penalty is 20 years in prison.

The agreement marks the first time a licensed iGaming operator in Ontario has agreed to temporarily close its site as a regulatory penalty.