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GLMS Reports 41% Year-on-year Increase in Suspicious Betting Alerts for 2020

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January 25, 2021

Niji Narayan

GLMS Reports 41% Year-on-year Increase in Suspicious Betting Alerts for 2020

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The Global Lottery Monitoring System (GLMS) has reported a 41% year-on-year increase in suspicious betting alerts for 2020.

In total, the GLMS sent out 1113 alerts to its members, of which 936 were generated before matches started, 27 during play and 150 at the end of matches.

Football accounted for the lion’s share of member alerts, at 832, followed by 134 for basketball, 55 for ice hockey and 50 for tennis. Esports, volleyball, handball, table tennis, badminton, American football, baseball and sepak also generated a handful of alerts each.

Europe suffered the most with 727 alerts, while Asia had 191, South America 90, North America 64, Africa 23 and Oceania 7.

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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.