IBIA reports 65 suspicious betting alerts in Q3 2021
Europe accounted for nearly 60% of all alerts with more than a third of quarterly complaints coming from Russia, Ukraine or Kazakhstan
The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) has reported 65 cases of suspicious betting to the authorities during the third quarter (Q3) of 2021.
Q3 alerts declined by 14% year-on-year after 76 alerts were reported in Q3 2020.
IBIA reports during the quarter covered tennis (23), football (18), table tennis (17), esports (two) and one each in handball, cricket, squash, basketball and futsal.
Meanwhile, Europe accounted for nearly 60% of Q3 alerts, followed by Asia (15%) and Africa (12%).
“The 65 cases in Q3 brings the nine-month total to 167 alerts, a 17% decrease on the same point in 2020 with 202 alerts,” said Khalid Ali, CEO of IBIA.
Tennis provided the highest number of alerts during the first three quarters with 47, followed by football with 46, table tennis with 33 and esports with 25 cases.
The suspicious reports came from 28 different countries in Q3, with more than one third (23) being submitted for events in Ukraine, Kazakhstan or Russia.
Ali added: “The benefits of being part of an international integrity monitoring body continue to be recognised; the association welcomes the decision of the Ontario authorities to require all licensed betting operators to be part of an integrity monitoring body, a position which is already in force in the recently opened market in the Netherlands.”