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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 2024 to September 2024 October 2024 to March 2025 April 2025 to September 2025 October 2025 to March 2026
Total unusual and/or suspicious betting reports submitted 247 254 295 292

Number of stakeholders engaged in period - biannual data

Number of stakeholders engaged in period
Stakeholder engagement April 2024 to September 2024 October 2024 to March 2025 April 2025 to September 2025 October 2025 to March 2026
Licensee 79 71 84 89
Sports governing body 34 54 56 16
Law enforcement 12 16 12 13
Council of Europe national platform 11 13 15 6
Trade body 2 6 6 2
Gambling regulator 2 6 46 5
Other 10 11 15 4

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

Number of unusual and/or suspicious betting reports
Data definition April 2022 to March 2023 April 2023 to March 2024 April 2024 to March 2025 April 2025 to March 2026
Total unusual and/or suspicious betting reports submitted 509 443 501 587

Number of stakeholders engaged during period - annual data

Number of stakeholders engaged during period
Stakeholder engagement April 2022 to March 2023 April 2023 to March 2024 April 2024 to March 2025 April 2025 to March 2026
Licensee 111 96 150 173
Sports governing body 55 74 88 72
Law enforcement 41 28 28 25
Council of Europe national platform 16 22 24 21
Trade body 4 6 8 8
Gambling regulator 2 4 8 51
Other 21 22 21 19
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