Genius Sports and the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) have agreed a global sports betting integrity information sharing and wider anti-match-fixing partnership.
The agreement establishes a powerful alliance that brings together one of the world’s largest sports technology companies in Genius Sports and IBIA which is the largest customer account sports betting integrity monitoring body in the world.
Under the deal, Genius Sports and IBIA will share information relating to suspicious betting activity from their respective monitoring and intelligence platforms within agreed parameters. Access to certain technological resources and integrity reports will be also included in the arrangement, with the potential for collaboration on wider anti-match-fixing activities globally. Genius Sports will also become an Associate member of IBIA.
Simon Martyn, Director of Integrity and Rights Enforcement at Genius Sports, said: “Cooperation and the sharing of information are vital pillars to safeguarding the global sports industry from the threats of match-fixing and betting-related corruption. Our partnership with IBIA will provide us and our partners with greater transparency over global betting patterns, helping to identify, manage and prevent any integrity threats.”
