diff --git a/libraries/chain/event_group_evaluator.cpp b/libraries/chain/event_group_evaluator.cpp
index bb811d59..9faaf7e4 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/event_group_evaluator.cpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/event_group_evaluator.cpp
@@ -108,17 +108,12 @@ void_result event_group_delete_evaluator::do_apply(const event_group_delete_oper
 { try {
     database& _db = db();
     
-    const auto& events_for_group = _db.get_index_type<event_object_index>().indices().get<by_event_group_id>();
-    auto event_it = events_for_group.lower_bound(op.event_group_id);
-    auto event_end_it = events_for_group.upper_bound(op.event_group_id);
-    for (; event_it != event_end_it; ++event_it)
-    {
-        _db.modify( *event_it, [&](event_object& event_obj) {
-            event_obj.dispatch_new_status(_db, event_status::canceled);
-        });
-    }
+    const auto& event_group = _db.get(op.event_group_id);
+    _db.modify(event_group, [&](event_group_object& mutable_event_group) {
+        mutable_event_group.cancel_events(_db);
+    });
     
-    _db.remove(_db.get(op.event_group_id));
+    _db.remove(event_group);
     return void_result();
 } FC_CAPTURE_AND_RETHROW( (op) ) }
     
diff --git a/libraries/chain/event_group_object.cpp b/libraries/chain/event_group_object.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c9350724
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/chain/event_group_object.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#define DEFAULT_LOGGER "betting"
+
+#include <graphene/chain/event_group_object.hpp>
+#include <graphene/chain/event_object.hpp>
+#include <graphene/chain/database.hpp>
+
+namespace graphene { namespace chain {
+    
+void event_group_object::cancel_events(database& db)
+{
+    const auto& events_for_group = db.get_index_type<event_object_index>().indices().get<by_event_group_id>();
+    auto event_it = events_for_group.lower_bound(id);
+    auto event_end_it = events_for_group.upper_bound(id);
+    for (; event_it != event_end_it; ++event_it)
+    {
+        db.modify( *event_it, [&](event_object& event_obj) {
+            event_obj.dispatch_new_status(db, event_status::canceled);
+        });
+    }
+}
+
+}}
diff --git a/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/event_group_object.hpp b/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/event_group_object.hpp
index f47eda31..231bf8f0 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/event_group_object.hpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/include/graphene/chain/event_group_object.hpp
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ class event_group_object : public graphene::db::abstract_object< event_group_obj
 
       internationalized_string_type name;
       sport_id_type sport_id;
+    
+      void cancel_events(database& db);
 };
 
 typedef multi_index_container<
diff --git a/tests/betting/betting_tests.cpp b/tests/betting/betting_tests.cpp
index 2329d0da..eb2c68e2 100644
--- a/tests/betting/betting_tests.cpp
+++ b/tests/betting/betting_tests.cpp
@@ -1587,13 +1587,16 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(event_group_delete_test)
 {
     try
     {
-        ACTORS( (alice)(bob) );
         CREATE_ICE_HOCKEY_BETTING_MARKET(false, 0);
         
         const auto& event_1 = create_event({{"en", "Washington Capitals/Chicago Blackhawks1"}}, {{"en", "2016-17"}}, nhl.id);
         const auto& event_2 = create_event({{"en", "Washington Capitals/Chicago Blackhawks2"}}, {{"en", "2016-17"}}, nhl.id);
         const auto& event_3 = create_event({{"en", "Washington Capitals/Chicago Blackhawks3"}}, {{"en", "2016-17"}}, nhl.id);
         
+        const auto& market_group = create_betting_market_group({{"en", "Moneyline1"}}, event_1.id, betting_market_rules.id, asset_id_type(), false, 0);
+        const auto& market_1 = create_betting_market(market_group.id, {{"en", "M. Cilic defeats R. Federer1"}});
+        const auto& market_2 = create_betting_market(market_group.id, {{"en", "M. Cilic defeats R. Federer2"}});
+        
         delete_event_group(nhl.id);
         
         const auto& event_group_by_id = db.get_index_type<event_group_object_index>().indices().get<by_id>();
@@ -1602,6 +1605,11 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(event_group_delete_test)
         BOOST_CHECK(event_status::canceled == event_1.get_status());
         BOOST_CHECK(event_status::canceled == event_2.get_status());
         BOOST_CHECK(event_status::canceled == event_3.get_status());
+        
+        BOOST_CHECK(betting_market_group_status::canceled == market_group.get_status());
+        
+        BOOST_CHECK(betting_market_status::canceled == market_1.get_status());
+        BOOST_CHECK(betting_market_status::canceled == market_2.get_status());
     } FC_LOG_AND_RETHROW()
 }