New IBIA report reveals 17% fall in suspicious betting alerts
Alerts fall to from 62 to 51 in Q2 2019 following a significant decline in alerts on tennis matches
The number of suspicious alerts raised on betting markets fell 17% year-on-year to 51 in Q2 2019, according to the latest data from the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA).
The figure represents a 38% increase on the number of alerts reported during Q1, when 37 alerts were reported, but a double-digit reduction on the same period of 2018 when 62 suspicious betting alerts were raised.
Of these 51 alerts, 25 related to tennis matches, down from the 44 alerts reported during Q2 2018. Eighteen suspicious betting alerts were raised on football matches, down slightly from the 12 alerts reported during the same period of 2018.
Two alerts each were raised in esports and volleyball, while single alerts were raised by betting operators in respect of Pool, Table Tennis, Basketball and Ice Hockey.
A total of 25 suspicious betting alerts were raised by firms operating in Europe, with that number falling to 13 in Asia.
Four alerts were reported in both Africa and South America, while just three suspicious betting alerts were raised in the US.
Under current IBIA rules, all member firms must sign up to its monitoring and alert platform, sharing data on their sports bets with all other member firms and the IBIA itself.
The IBIA works to represent bookmaker interests at high-level meetings of policy makers and regulators throughout Europe and internationally.
Current IBIA members include bet365, GVC Holdings, William Hill, Flutter Entertainment and Sky Betting & Gaming.