Sportsbooks in Ontario are no longer permitted to deal and accept wagers on the UFC, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario revealed Thursday.
The restriction, reliable rightaway, is due to issues about the UFC’s non-compliance with AGCO’s wagering stability requirements.
According to the release, UFC does not restrict all “insiders” from wagering on UFC occasions, which goes versus AGCO’s Registrar’s Standards, which are guidelines to secure versus chances control, match-fixing and other sports stability problems.
Insiders are categorized as consistingof an professionalathlete’s “coaches, supervisors, handlers, athletic fitnessinstructors, medical specialists, or other individuals with gainaccessto to non-public details.”
“The Standards exist to secure the wagering public and to supply the essential safeguards versus chances adjustment, match-fixing and other stability problems,” AGCO Registrar and CEO Tom Mungham stated in the release. “This is not a choice we take gently, understanding the appeal of UFC events in Ontario’s sports books. However, the threats of insid