Betnation Partners with IBIA for Netherlands Sportsbook
June 26, 2024
Smart Gaming B.V.’s brand Betnation has joined the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) as part of the operator’s recent launch of its sportsbook in the Netherlands. The operator joins over 50 companies and 125 sports betting brands that feed into IBIA’s world-leading betting integrity network. Betnation’s membership maintains IBIA’s position as the leading sports betting integrity monitor in the Netherlands, with the association representing over 90% of the licensed sportsbooks currently in operation in the country.
Robert Schouten, CEO of Smart Gaming B.V. (Betnation), said: “We are thrilled to join IBIA and affirm our commitment to promoting the highest standards of integrity in sports betting. By working with industry leaders, we aim to ensure a safe and fair betting experience for all users.”
Khalid Ali, CEO of IBIA, said: “IBIA is delighted that Betnation has chosen IBIA as its preferred integrity monitoring partner. The move highlights Betnation’s commitment to protecting the integrity of its betting products, consumers, and related sporting events by utilizing the world’s leading operator-led monitoring and alert network. IBIA looks forward to working closely with Betnation and integrating the operator within our global sports betting integrity system.”
IBIA is a not-for-profit body that has no competing conflicts with the delivery of commercial services to other sectors and is run by operators for operators to protect regulated sports betting markets from match-fixing. IBIA’s global monitoring network is a highly effective anti-corruption tool, detecting and reporting suspicious activity in regulated betting markets.
Through the IBIA global monitoring network, it is possible to track transactional activities linked to individual customer accounts. IBIA members have over $300bn per annum in betting turnover (handle), accounting for approximately 50% of the global commercial regulated land-based and online sports betting sector, and in excess of 50% for online alone.
IBIA’s Q1 2024 report detailed 56 alerts during the quarter. IBIA alerts contributed to the investigations and subsequent successful sanctioning of 21 clubs, players, and officials in 2023.
