Also called: Risk Analyst (sportsbook), Integrity Analyst
Watches betting patterns to spot unusual activity, protect sportsbooks, and catch possible game fixing.
They monitor bets in real time, flag suspicious patterns like big bets right before an injury announcement, and work with leagues on integrity investigations. It's like fraud detection for sports.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in finance, math, or data analytics.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Finance, Statistics, Data Analytics.
Growing faster than average. Growing with legal betting.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. Automated monitoring flags most suspicious betting; humans investigate the rest, with fewer analysts needed.
Classes: AP Statistics, Economics, AP Computer Science Principles.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-2054.
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