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IBIA Report Reveals Decline in Suspicious Activity Alerts in Q2 2019

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July 17, 2019

Niji Narayan

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The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) has reported that the number of alerts for suspicious wagering activity fall 17% year-on-year for Q2 2019.

Tennis, which has generated the most alerts in recent quarters, remained the main concern in Q2. Football ranked second. IBIA also raised two alerts each for volleyball and esports and one each for table tennis, pool, basketball and ice hockey.

Europe accounted for 25 alerts, with the continent generating the most reports of suspicious activity around football, with 13. Asia, meanwhile, accounted for 13 alerts, including ten for tennis. Eight of these ten were flagged for suspicious activity in Uzbekistan.

Four alerts were generated from activity in South America– two each for tennis in Argentina and football in Brazil – with three tennis alerts for North America.

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Niji Narayan

Niji Narayan has been in the writing industry for well over a decade or so. He prides himself as one of the few survivors left in the world who have actually mastered the impossible art of copy editing. Niji graduated in Physics and obtained his Master’s degree in Communication and Journalism. He has always interested in sports writing and travel writing. He has written for numerous websites and his in-depth analytical articles top sports magazines like Cricket Today and Sports Today. He reports gaming industry headlines from all around the globe.