The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) reported 50 suspicious betting alerts to the relevant authorities in third quarter of 2023. The 3Q23 total is the same as reported in 2Q and brings the 1Q-3Q 2023 period to 148 alerts.

B2B sports betting technology provider Metric Gaming has joined the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA). Metric has supplier and vendor licences across various US states, including New Jersey, Colorado, Michigan, Virginia and Pennsylvania, as well Malta and Great Britain.

Two professional Chinese snooker players have been banned for life and eight others have been suspended for match-fixing, according to the independent World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) Disciplinary Commission. A provisional suspension was been issued to all 10 in January, pending the investigation.

The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) has seen a 14 percent yearly increase in the number of suspicious betting alerts in 2022, totaling 268.

Canadian-based online sports betting and casino platform BET99 has joined the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA). It follows the operator’s recent approval by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario and iGaming Ontario to offer online gambling services in the province.

The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) reported 88 cases of suspicious betting to the relevant authorities during 2Q22, 20 percent of which originated in Asia. 

At the recent plenary sessions in Paris on February 23, the Philippines' appeal to be removed from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list was unsuccessful.

Aruze Gaming Global is turning up the heat, as it concentrates its offerings to a purely slot-based approach. SVP of International Operations Betty Zhao tells AGB that the company is ready to put its money where its mouth is, as it doubles down on Macau, the Philippines and other key Asian markets

The greatest threat to sports integrity persists from unregulated betting operators, especially in Asia, the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) says in a recent report.

Despite the announcement by PAGCOR's head that the regulator would (finally) be privatizing its casinos, the move is unlikely to have a strong impact on the industry, notes an expert. Maybank's Alexa Carvajal also states that a total ban on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators would not have a significant impact on the industry, even as both mass and VIP play are growing significantly.