IBIA reports 87% QoQ increase in suspicious betting alerts
Football overtakes tennis as most reported sport with 32 red flags raised over suspect wagering across the globe
The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) has revealed there were 88 alerts relating to suspicious betting across 36 countries for the second quarter of 2022.
This was an increase of 87% on the 47 alerts in the first three months of the year. It was also up by more than a third on the 64 reported in first quarter of 2021.
Therefore, there have been 130 reports of suspicious betting so far this year, which means 2022 looks set to outstrip the 236 alerts for the whole of 2021 if it continues at this pace.
While tennis was the most flagged sport globally from January to March this year, football was the most reported sport during the latest period, attracting 32 alerts and with tennis seeing 27.
Of the tennis matches reported, 12 were reported to the International Tennis Integrity Association as intelligence gathered found that some of the competitions were not under the jurisdiction of the main tennis tours.
European sport was responsible for 52% (46) of the global alerts, with Asia accounting for 20% (18).
Across Europe, tennis saw 19 reports, while football generated 12. In Asia, there were 15 football matches reported, with four in Africa and one in South America.
North America saw 10 of the globe’s 12 horseracing alerts, with the remaining two coming from the UK.
The quarterly report also looked at Ontario following the launch of regulated online gambling in the province in April.
Included in the Q2 update, was data from H2 Gambling Capital, which includes predictions for the sports betting industry. It projects a 600% increase in gross betting turnover from the 2021 figure of C$1.14bn (£740m) by 2023.