Tag Archives: International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA)

IBIA welcomes downward trend in Q2 2023 suspicious betting

SBC News IBIA welcomes downward trend in Q2 2023 suspicious betting

The number of suspicious bets in the second quarter of 2023 fell significantly on the corresponding time period in 2022, according to the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA). A total of 50 alerts were reported to relevant sporting authorities by the IBIA, down 44% from 88 in Q2 2022, with football once again the sport which generated the most alerts …

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ITIA hands Kolar and Riley provisional suspensions

SBC News ITIA hands Kolar and Riley provisional suspensions

The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has announced that it has suspended both Nastja Kolar and Alexandra Riley. The players’ suspensions are provisional, pending decision on sanction, after being found to have committed 25 and 15 breaches respectively of the Tennis Anti-Corruption Programme (TACP) between 2015 – 2020. The decision by the ITIA – the independent body established by the …

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Two tennis players found guilty of match-fixing by the ITIA

SBC News Two tennis players found guilty of match-fixing by the ITIA

Two Algerian tennis players have been banned from the sport as the result of investigations into match-fixing. The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has put in place a lifetime ban for Mohamed Hassan, and a two-year ban for Houria Boukholda (with 18 months suspended). Additionally, Hassan was fined $12,100 and Boukholda fined $10,000 (with $9,000 suspended). There were reportedly several …

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Karen Moorhouse named ITIA CEO to safeguard tennis as ‘trusted sport’

Karen Moorhouse named ITIA CEO to safeguard tennis as ‘trusted sport’

The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has appointed Karen Moorhouse as its new CEO, beginning in the new year.  Moorhouse will assume her position on 6 February, filling the leadership role which has been vacant for three months following the departure of former CEO Jonny Gray in September. The ITIA was established in 2020 by the International Governing Bodies of …

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Tennis and esports lead IBIA Q1 betting alerts report

SBC News Tennis and esports lead IBIA Q1 betting alerts report

The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) has published its report for Q1 2021, revealing that tennis, esports and football accounted for the bulk of alerts. Overall, 18 alerts were generated by tennis, 17 by esports and 12 by football, making up 75% of the 64 total alerts reported, although it has been emphasised that this figure is ‘broadly similar’ to …

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Europe flagged as continent responsible for most betting alerts by GLMS

SBC News Europe flagged as continent responsible for most betting alerts by GLMS

The Global Lottery Monitoring System (GLMS) has released its report for Q1 2021, identifying Europe as the continent most responsible for suspicious betting alerts. A total of 23 alerts were reported to GLMS’ international sporting partners, of which four were sent to FIFA, seven to UEFA, three to the TIU, two to ESIC and two to the IOC. The remaining …

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