11 suspicious betting patterns reported in Q1 2016

Of the 11 cases, nine were related to tennis, with one each in basketball and football.

Five of the cases were indentified in Asia, three in Europe, two in Africa and one in South America.

The release of ESSA’s Q1 2016 Integrity Report, which also includes articles on sports governance and betting integrity issues by the Council of Europe and Sports Integrity Initiative, coincides with the annual EU Sports Integrity Day.

The Integrity Day is designed to raise awareness amongst stakeholders and everyone who loves sport, reinforce the key education messages about sports-betting integrity, showcase good practice in the fight against match-fixing, and demonstrate a public commitment to preventing match-fixing from harming sport.

It is promoted by EU Athletes, a federation of European players associations and athlete unions, which manages a player education programme established in 2010 with the regulated betting sector, including ESSA.

The programme recently received a boost in funding from the European Commission, ensuring that it continues for a further two years until the end of 2017.

ESSA represents many of the largest regulated international sports-betting operators, including Ladbrokes, Bet365 and William Hill.

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Gareth Bracken is an experienced gaming journalist and editor who spent more than six years with Players Publishing, progressing through a range of senior editorial roles across its flagship titles, including Gambling Insider. He joined the company in 2010 as an Editorial Assistant before advancing to Staff Writer, Senior Staff Writer, Editor, and later Senior Features Writer.

Between 2011 and 2016, Gareth played a central role in shaping editorial output across print and digital platforms, producing in-depth features, news coverage and long-form analysis on the global gambling and iGaming industries. As Editor from September 2014 to October 2015, he oversaw content strategy, editorial standards and production workflows, helping guide the publication’s development as a leading B2B industry voice.

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