Alberta reinstates UFC betting after Krause probe

Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis connected Friday reinstated betting connected the UFC, a week aft ordering the province's sportsbook to cease offering wagering connected the promotion owed to an probe into manager James Krause.

"With the caller announcement by the UFC that Krause, his managers and fighters volition not beryllium permitted to enactment successful UFC events, pending Nevada State Athletic Commission's investigation, Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC) has reinstated UFC betting markets connected PlayAlberta.ca," an AGLC spokesperson said successful a statement. "Protecting consumers successful Alberta is of the utmost value to AGLC. We volition stay vigilant successful monitoring the concern and guarantee players proceed to person harmless and unafraid gaming opportunities connected Play Alberta."

On Dec. 2, the UFC announced that Krause's licence has been suspended by the Nevada State Athletic Association and that fighters who stay progressive with Krause would beryllium temporarily banned from participating successful UFC events.

The investigations into Krause were triggered by suspicious betting connected a Nov. 5 UFC combat involving his combatant Darrick Minner and Shayilan Nuerdanbieke. Minner mislaid successful by archetypal circular TKO. Multiple sportsbooks reported antithetic betting involvement connected Nuerdanbieke to win, triumph by first-round knockout and for the combat to past less than 2.5 rounds.

Krause and Minner look imaginable further disciplinary enactment astatine a Nevada State Athletic Association gathering Dec. 14. Minner was released from the UFC roster Dec. 2.

Alberta stopped betting connected UFC connected Dec. 2, 1 time aft Ontario regulators ordered its licensed operators to cease offering betting connected the UFC.

The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement connected Nov. 19 instructed its licensed sportsbooks to halt offering betting connected immoderate events successful which Krause is involved.