The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) has added BET99 to its sportsbook membership list. The Canadian-based operator joins the IBIA after recently being approved by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario and iGaming Ontario to provide its online sports betting and casino platform in the province of Ontario Khalid Ali, CEO of IBIA, commented: “IBIA is delighted to welcome …
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Coolbet joins IBIA following Canadian licence approval
Coolbet has joined the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) following its approval to offer online gambling services in Canada. Part of the Vincent Group acquired in 2021 by GAN – a North American B2B and B2C internet gambling company – the operator also holds operating licences in Malta, Sweden and Estonia. Endre Nesset, Senior Vice President of Global Sports at …
Read More »Jdigital bolsters integrity training as sports corruption is placed at forefront of Spanish reforms
Jdigital, Spain’s online gambling trade association, has shared knowledge and insights on match-fixing and sports corruption with the National Police Department. This week in Barcelona, Jorge Hinojosa, Director General of Jdigital, participated in a series of workshops organised by the Training & Development unit of Spain’s police department. Jdigital’s workshops aim to strengthen the training of police officers across Spanish …
Read More »Videoslots highlights ‘paramount importance’ of integrity in joining IBIA
Videoslots has become a member of the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA), as its sportsbook joins a global monitoring and alert system. The online casino currently has licences to operate in the UK, Sweden, Italy, Spain, Denmark and Malta. It launched its sportsbook using its own proprietary software in June 2021. Martin Calleja, Head of Sports at Videoslots, commented: “Maintaining …
Read More »Tennis continues to account for most suspicious bets in IBIA Q1 report
The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) has reported 42 ‘suspicious betting’ cases during Q1 of 2022. The overall amount is a 39% reduction compared to the 69 cases in Q4 of last year, and is a similar decrease when compared to Q1 2021 – a time in which 64 alerts were made. Breaking it down, over 80% of the alerts …
Read More »ComeOn Group joins IBIA in ‘natural step’ to protect customers
ComeOn Group has announced a long-term membership with the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) with all of the company’s betting brands feeding into the IBIA monitoring and alert platform. The igaming operator regarded the move as a ‘natural step’ as ComeOn highlights its commitment to delivering a product experience that allows players to use their platform free from betting-related corruption. …
Read More »Jack’s strengthens integrity in the Dutch market with IBIA
Jack’s Casino & Sports (Jacks.NL), a branded JOI gaming company and a subsidiary of JVH gaming & entertainment group (JVH), has joined the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA). JVH is a gaming operator in the Dutch market, and its move into online gambling and the inclusion of its Jacks.NL brand to the IBIA brings five of the seven operators currently …
Read More »IBIA fights sports betting fraud in Colombia under Memorandum of Understanding
In combating sports betting-related fraud in Colombia, the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the country’s Federation of Entrepreneurs of Games of Luck and Chance (FECOLJUEGOS). The organisation has also stated that it will establish projects and initiatives in looking to protect the integrity of sports and sports betting companies. “We are happy to …
Read More »IBIA: Football friendlies are easily exploited by match fixers
The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) has warned betting leadership that a lack of governance of friendly football matches is being exploited by criminal gangs. New research by the University of Nicosia Research Foundation, funded by the EC’s Erasmus+ programme, has revealed that more than 250 friendly matches involving European clubs “showed signs of suspicious activity” during the recorded period …
Read More »BGC announces global sports safeguarding partnership with IBIA
The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has announced a global partnership with the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) to enhance cooperation on the promotion and safeguarding of sporting integrity. Representing the largest regulated sports betting operators in the world, the Memorandum of Understanding will see the two organisations collaborate on the coordination of their respective global activities in both existing …
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