During the three months leading up to September, a total of 65 alerts were recorded, a decrease from 76 alerts in the same period last year. However, this still reflects a 71% increase compared to the 38 alerts registered in the second quarter of this year. Tennis had the highest number of alerts with 23, followed by football with 18 and table tennis with 17 alerts. There were also alerts for esports, handball, cricket, squash, futsal, and basketball.
In terms of geographical distribution, Europe accounted for more than half of all alerts in Q3, with a total of 39 alerts across the continent. Croatia stood out as the leading source of alerts in Europe, with 12 relating to table tennis. Russia and Germany also recorded alerts for table tennis. In Europe, there were 15 alerts for tennis events, 6 for football, and 1 for handball.
Asia reported 10 alerts in Q3, with 6 of them originating from Kazakhstan (4 for football, 2 for tennis). Africa had a total of 8 alerts, 3 of which were in Egypt. In North America, there were 3 alerts (2 for tennis, 1 for cricket), while in South America, all 3 alerts were from Brazil (2 for football, 1 for futsal).
From January to September, the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) recorded a total of 167 alerts, marking a 17% decrease compared to the same period last year (202 alerts). IBIA CEO Khalid Ali emphasized that governments and regulators have taken significant measures to ensure integrity by requiring operators to join integrity bodies like IBIA. Ali also welcomed the decision of Ontario authorities to enforce integrity monitoring membership for licensed betting operators, which has already been implemented in the newly opened market in the Netherlands. He highlighted that IBIA members are well-positioned in these markets.
