The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) has reported a year-on-year decline in the number of suspicious betting alerts it recorded in Q3, while fewer esports cases also led to a quarter-on-quarter drop.
The association’s technology detects and reports incidents of suspicious betting activity, to be shared with leading sports bodies including Fifa, UEFA, ITIA and the IOC, as well as global gambling regulators
In total, the IBIA reported 42 suspicious betting alerts during Q3. This is down from 50 in the last year and a sharp drop from 90 in Q2 this year.
Tennis and football attracted the highest number of suspicious activity in Q3, with each sport leading to 14 alerts in total. The IBIA said such levels are in line with numbers seen in recent years.
Esports was next with 12 alerts made during the period, up from three last year but far fewer than in Q2. A single esports case related to suspicious betting activity across 68 efootball matches played in Q1 and Q2.
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