IBIA Reports 11% Increase In Suspicious Betting Alerts Throughout Q1 2026

The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) kept in mind 70 circumstances of suspicious betting activity during Q1 2026 in its very first report of the year.


IBIA's members include more than 90 companies with over 200 betting platforms spread across 5 continents.


- Europe and North America were at the center of almost half of the logged suspicious activity.


- The company noted 300 instances of suspicious betting activity last year.


- Brazil was identified as a country of concern because of its moving gaming landscape and market size.


The IBIA's latest report detailed the areas, sports, and history of suspicious bets tracked by the Brussels, Belgium-headquartered company. Its quarterly releases highlight events detected by its Global Monitoring & Alert Platform (Global MAP), such as match-fixing, which assists video gaming regulators and authorities investigate illegal activity.


Europe was accountable for a leading 20 (28%) of doubtful wagers that were tracked. The United States and Canada was second with 14 (20%), followed by Asia with nine (13%). Africa and South America were both at the center of six (9%) occurrences.


Additionally, worldwide eSports set off 15 (21%) integrity notifies. eSports is not tied to a specific area or continent considering that competitors can go beyond one location.


Soccer gamblers triggered one of the most alarm bells for the IBIA with 25 (36%) suspicious signals. Twelve of those originated from North America, and specifically, 8 of them from Mexico. That represented the most recorded events of any one nation in any specific sport.


The next-highest group sport, volleyball, just produced 2 (3%) signals. Tennis and table tennis triggered the second - and third-most signals with 16 (24%) and seven (10%), respectively.


Brazil seen as a nation of interest


The IBIA has actually become aware of the increasing frequency of illicit wagering. The company reported 300 alerts throughout 2025, representing a 29% year-over-year increase in the overall reported in 2024.


An overall of 63 suspicious alerts were also determined throughout Q1 2025, indicating that this year's overall is already 11% ahead of last year's.


"The higher scale and reach of our Global Monitoring & Alert Platform suggests our capability to find, evaluate, and support examinations throughout markets and sports has increased," Khalid Ali, CEO of IBIA, stated in the 2025 report. "This is driven by operator intelligence produced by our subscription and their continued commitment to determining, disrupting, and preventing betting-related corruption."


While the increasing overalls reflect the IBIA's growing global existence and analytical capabilities, they also demonstrate the growing risk in sports and sports wagering.


Brazil is forming up to be a particular of issue for the IBIA. There were 68 suspicious signals that were initiated in the South American giant from 2021-25, 51 of those stemming from soccer matches.


That's significant, as Brazil is anticipated to see a strong shift from uncontrolled offshore to managed onshore activity, following regulatory modifications presented in 2025. The general sports betting market is expected to gradually increase to BRL 28.8 billion ($4.7 billion) in gross video gaming profits by 2030, with more than 80% of that originating from legal and certified operators.


The IBIA likewise predicted that Brazil will produce 39% of Latin America's overall video gaming GGR in 2026, almost doubling Mexico's 21% and squashing Argentina (13%).


Cleaning up the market


The IBIA runs with a number of key concepts. Its innovation enables it to collaborate with sports leagues, regulators, and appropriate officials; it provides training and education; and ultimately, it assists identify irregular wagers.


The organization's growing efforts have resulted in it tracking more than 1.5 million sports occasions in over 80 different sports per year. Total examined consumer activity also surpasses more than $300 billion annually.