Hard Rock Digital joins the International Betting Integrity Association

Hard Rock Digital has joined the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA), expanding the IBIA's integrity monitoring coverage across the United States.

Through the partnership, integrity data from Hard Rock Digital's online sports betting platform, Hard Rock Bet, will now feed into IBIA's global betting integrity network, which includes over 70 companies and 140 sports betting brands monitoring over $300 billion per annum in betting handle (turnover). 
 
Matt Primeaux, President and Executive Managing Director of Hard Rock Digital, said: "Hard Rock Digital is committed to protecting the integrity of sports and ensuring a responsible gambling environment for our players. We're proud to join the International Betting Integrity Association and support its mission by helping to detect suspicious activity and ensure fair play on a global scale."

 Khalid Ali, CEO of IBIA

Khalid Ali, CEO of IBIA, said: "IBIA is delighted to welcome Hard Rock Digital to our association of leading global sports betting operators. Hard Rock is a major U.S. company and is another great addition to our rapidly expanding membership base, further strengthening our integrity monitoring coverage across the North American region and globally. We look forward to working closely with Hard Rock Digital on integrity and protecting the company's business from corrupt betting activity."
 
IBIA is a not-for-profit body "run by operators, for operators," to protect regulated sports betting markets from match-fixing. The association is licensed or approved to provide integrity monitoring services in 32 U.S. states and holds multiple Tribal Gaming licenses. 
 
IBIA's global monitoring and alert network works as an anti-corruption tool, detecting and reporting suspicious activity in regulated betting markets. Through the IBIA monitoring network, it is possible to track transactional activities linked to individual customer accounts. 

Additional functionality was added in 2024, with that technological upgrade enhancing the association's ability to detect and report suspicious activity on its members' betting markets. 
 
IBIA's recently released 2024 integrity report detailed 219 suspicious betting alerts reported to the relevant authorities during the year. IBIA alerts contributed to the investigations and subsequent successful sanctioning of 17 clubs, players, and officials in 2024.