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Sports betting integrity reports and engagement

Engagement with stakeholders to increase vigilance of betting integrity risks

This data is sourced from our Sports Betting Intelligence Unit (SBIU).

We receive reports from multiple sources including the betting industry, sports governing bodies, law-enforcement and members of the public. Each report received undergoes a rigorous risk assessment and intelligence development process, before the most effective course of action is determined on a case-by-case basis, as per our Betting integrity decision-making framework (PDF).

Collaboration between partners is key to protecting the integrity of sport and betting from corruption. The aim of our SBIU is to engage with stakeholders to increase vigilance in identifying risks and establish the most appropriate response. The number of reports received is one indicator of underlying risk and levels of vigilance.

Number of unusual and/or suspicious betting reports - biannual data

Number of unusual and/or suspicious betting reports - biannual data
Data definition April 2023 to September 2023 October 2023 to March 2024 April 2024 to September 2024 October 2024 to March 2025
Total unusual and/or suspicious betting reports submitted 236 207 247 254

Number of stakeholders engaged in period - biannual data

Number of stakeholders engaged in period
Stakeholder engagement April 2023 to September 2023 October 2023 to March 2024 April 2024 to September 2024 October 2024 to March 2025
Licensee 43 53 79 71
Sports governing body 42 32 34 54
Law enforcement 19 9 12 16
Council of Europe national platform 13 9 11 13
Trade body 4 2 2 6
Gambling regulator 2 2 2 6
Other 10 12 10 11

Number of unusual and/or suspicious betting reports - annual data

Number of unusual and/or suspicious betting reports
Data definition April 2021 to March 2022 April 2022 to March 2023 April 2023 to March 2024 April 2024 to March 2025
Total unusual and/or suspicious betting reports submitted 607 509 443 501

Number of stakeholders engaged during period - annual data

Number of stakeholders engaged during period
Stakeholder engagement April 2021 to March 2022 April 2022 to March 2023 April 2023 to March 2024 April 2024 to March 2025
Licensee 105 111 96 150
Sports governing body 56 55 74 88
Law enforcement 53 41 28 28
Council of Europe national platform 24 16 22 24
Trade body 6 4 6 8
Gambling regulator 5 2 4 8
Other 37 21 22 21
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