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IBIA Report Reveals Decline in Suspicious Activity Alerts in Q2 2019

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July 17, 2019

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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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