IBIA Q3 Report Highlights 60% Decrease in Football Alerts vs Q2

he International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) has today released its Q3 Report. Highlighted are 76 cases of suspicious betting that were reported to the relevant authorities during the third quarter (Q3) of 2022. The Q3 alerts covered eight sports, with the top four of tennis (33 cases), esports (16), football (13) and table tennis (10) accounting for 95% of all alerts. From a geographical perspective, Europe accounted for around half (49%) of all alerts reported, followed by Asia (11%) and Africa (9%).

The report included some other key numbers Q3 of 2022:

• 60 – percentage decrease in football alerts compared to Q2 (32 alerts)
• 29 – number of countries where alerts were reported
• 15 – percentage decrease in alerts compared to Q2 (89 alerts)
• 5 – highest number of alerts recorded in a country (occurring in Spain, Hungary and Poland)

Khalid Ali, IBIA CEO, commented:

“Alerts for the quarter are at the higher end of the scale compared to previous years, but must be viewed against the association’s substantial growth in membership during the year. That has served to increase global market coverage and the alerts identified and reported, underlining the beneficial impact of a global multi-operator betting integrity network. IBIA continues to work closely with its members and external stakeholders, such as sports and regulators, to ensure that suitable risk management processes are implemented and encourages a zero-tolerance approach to the manipulation of sporting events and associated betting fraud.”

The full report can be found on the IBIA website.