The latest figures mark a 65% increase when compared to the previous quarter and a 12% increase year-on-year.
IBIA’s alerts are identified using data from 50 companies and 125 sports betting brands.
IBIA Reveals Suspicious Betting Alerts up by 65% in Q1 2024Key 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
- 18% of all alerts in North America
- 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 2024IBIA’s 2023 annual integrity report 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.
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