The UFC has been banned from being bet on at Ontario sportsbooks.
Due to non-compliance with AGCO's betting integrity requirements, registered entities have been ordered to stop offering and accepting wagers on the UFC.
The AGCO, which oversees the regulated gaming industry in Ontario, requires sports governing bodies to have integrity safeguards in place to mitigate the risk of match-fixing.
The AGCO said in a release that the UFC does not prohibit all insiders from betting on UFC events, which could include an athlete's coach, managers, handlers, athletic trainers, medical professionals or other persons with access to non-public information. The UFC has been contacted by ESPN.
Fighters were not allowed to wager on UFC fights. In a memo, UFC chief business officer Hunter Campbell wrote that the edict came "in light of clear direction that we have received from regulators responsible for the regulated sports betting industry in the US." In some states, it is against the law for fighters and teams to bet on events with which they are affiliated.
The AGCO said in the release that recent publicized incidents, including possible betting by UFC insiders, led to the decision to prohibit operators from offering betting on the UFC.
Tom Mungham, CEO of AGCO, said in the release that the standards exist to protect the betting public and to provide the necessary safeguards against odds manipulation, match- fixing and other integrity issues. We know that UFC events are popular in Ontario's sports books. The risks of betting on event and wagering integrity should be of concern to all. We think it is to us. We will work with gaming operators and the UFC to make sure that wagers on UFC events meet the standards of the AGCO.
The UFC fight between Darrick Minner and Shayilan Nuerdanbieke was under investigation by multiple bodies. Unusual betting interest on Neurdanbieke to win by knockout in the first round was reported by multiple sportsbooks. Neurdanbieke moved from a - 220 favorite to a - 410 favorite in the hours leading up to the fight.
Minner kicked Nuerdanbieke's body and immediately grimaced and reached for his left leg. Nuerdanbieke dropped Minner with a knee to the head and finished the fight on the ground. The first round ended at 1:01.
The Nevada State Athletic Association is planning to takeDisciplinary action against Minner for non-disclosure on his pre-fight medical form.
James Krause was Minner's coach for the Nuerdanbieke fight. The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement notified the state's licensed sportsbook that they were no longer allowed to offer betting on fights that Krause was involved in.
"This applies to UFC matches and any other sporting eventsKrause may be involved in," the bulletin stated.
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