In a court of law, it's “innocent until proven guilty.” But Canadian gaming regulatory boards are not a court of law, and with them, apparently, it's “guilty until proven innocent.”
Or, using phrasing more sympathetic to the thinking of those regulators in Canada, perhaps it could be presented as “erring on the side of extreme caution until confidence is fully restored.”
Nearly four weeks after “suspicious activity” was reported regarding the legal wagering on a UFC fight in Las Vegas between Shayilan Nuerdanbieke and Darrick Minner, the gaming commissions in Ontario last Thursday and Alberta on Friday suspended all betting on UFC events.
These decisions stand in clear contrast to how U.S. jurisdictions have handled it. In late November, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement prohibited betting specifically on fights involving Minner's trainer James Krause, a central figure in the controversy who has spoken openly in the past about his betting on UFC fights. The UFC has done some of its own policing by releasing Minner and suspending Krause's license. But beyond that, the UFC, and wagering on it, continues apace in the States.