According to a survey published by the International Betting Integrity Association, the number of suspicious betting warnings received in 2019 was down by 31% year-on-year (IBIA). The IBIA integrity report discovered that just 183 warnings were filed to the appropriate authorities in 2019, which is a 31% decrease from the 267 warnings that were reported in 2018.
Together with football, it accounted for 82% of all warnings in 2019, with 48% of those originating from Europe. Tennis had the most substantial drop, with a decrease of 43%; yet, it still had the most alerts, with 101.
The survey discovered that alarms had been received for 12 different sports across five continents, with 52% of them occurring outside of Europe, which represents a 7% annual rise.
IBIA CEO Khalid Ali said: "The decrease in warnings is quite encouraging, especially considering that it is predominantly the result of an increased degree of integrity in ITF tennis, which has been the focus of intense scrutiny in recent years. This development is very much appreciated. On the other hand, there is still a substantial risk that criminals may attempt to exploit sports in order to defraud operators.
"Utilizing the world's largest operator-run and customer data-led integrity system, we continue our close collaboration with the sports industry and our members to eliminate this risk, as well as to identify and punish those responsible for such misconduct.
"Our rebranding and global repositioning in 2019 has helped us expand, with operators increasingly recognising the value and business necessity of engaging in collective action to protect their products against the loss of revenue that can result from betting corruption," said the company. "Our rebranding and global repositioning in 2019 was completed in January."
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