The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) has released its Q1 2024 report revealing 56 alerts of suspicious betting activity during the period January 1st to March 31st 2024.
IBIA Reveals Suspicious Betting Alerts up by 65% in Q1 2024IBIA’s alerts are identified using data from 50 companies and 125 sports betting brands.
The 56 incidents of suspicious betting in Q1 were found across six sports, in 21 countries spanning five continents.
Key data for Q1 2024 includes:
- Football (soccer) had the highest number of alerts with 24, up by 60% compared to 2023
- Turkey had the highest number of country alerts with 8 (football – 5, tennis – 2, basketball – 1)
- 41% of all alerts in Q1 were on sporting events taking place in Asia IBIA Reveals Suspicious Betting Alerts up by 65% in Q1 2024
- 18% of all alerts in South America
- Only 4 alerts in Europe, down from 17 alerts in Q4 2023.
Khalid Ali, IBIA CEO, said:
IBIA Reveals Suspicious Betting Alerts up by 65% in Q1 2024 IBIA Reveals Suspicious Betting Alerts up by 65% in Q1 2024 outlined 184 alerts recorded throughout the year, marking a 35% reduction from the revised 2022 total of 285 alerts. These alerts played a significant role in investigations, leading to the successful sanctioning of 21 clubs, players, and officials, surpassing the 15 sanctions imposed in 2022.
Natasha Lyndon
IBIA Reveals Suspicious Betting Alerts up by 65% in Q1 2024