Release from 03.11.2021

ICE signs a partnership with Sportradar Integrity Services

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The bet-at-home ICE Hockey League and Sportradar Integrity Services - a global sports integrity solutions provider and partner to over 100 sports federations - have entered into a monitoring agreement over the next six years.

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Under the agreement, all bet-at-home ICE Hockey League and Alps Hockey League matches will be monitored by Sportradar Integrity Services using the Universal Fraud Detection System (UFDS). More than 200 betting operators offer betting on the ICE or the Alps Hockey League worldwide, all of which will be monitored by Sportradar's global team of qualified integrity experts to analyze and report any irregularities in betting behavior to the leagues. Sportradar Integrity Services has uncovered over 6,000 suspicious matches in the last 16 years, including 600+ in 2021 to date.

bet-at-home ICE Hockey, the Alps Hockey League and Sportradar also work extensively with the Play Fair Code, which has included this issue in its mandatory training seminars for teams and game officials.

"We take the integrity of the bet-at-home ICE Hockey League very seriously," said ICE Managing Director Christian Feichtinger. "We are also aware of the risks that ice hockey is confronted with. The experience and extensive knowledge of Sportradar Integrity Services will put the bet-at-home ICE Hockey League in a very strong position to protect the integrity of our league and manage potential integrity risks in the upcoming years."

Andreas Krannich, managing director of Sportradar Integrity Services, added: "We have seen increasing integrity threats, particularly due to recent global events, as well as a rising betting interest in sports such as ice hockey, and are therefore delighted to be a partner of the bet-at-home ICE Hockey League and the Alps Hockey League. We look forward to supporting their integrity program in the years to come and encouraging the growth of this popular competition."