The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) identified 76 suspicious betting alerts across nine sports during Q2.
Key Takeaways
- The number beat the previous year’s total by seven.
- Alberta’s launch of legal onshore gaming drew support from the Association.
- Europe produced the most suspicious alerts (25).
The IBIA’s quarterly reports highlight suspicious behavior detected by its Global Monitoring & Alert Platform (Global MAP), including match-fixing and irregular betting activity. The alerts are intended to help relevant authorities conduct any necessary enforcement.
All 76 of the suspicious betting alerts captured by the IBIA were reported to the relevant authorities. These alerts stemmed from nine sports, including soccer (25), eSports (16), basketball (10), tennis (9), darts (5), greyhound racing (4), table tennis (3), cricket (3), and volleyball (1).
Alarm bells sounded 25 times in Europe, nearly 50% more than any other continent. The complete list of the continents and their integrity alerts is as follows:
- Europe: 25
- South America: 17
- Africa: 11
- North America: 3
- Asia: 3
- Australia (Oceania): 1
The IBIA, headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, also counted 16 global alerts. These were not assigned to an individual country or continent since the event locations could’ve been transnational.
The 76 total alerts marked a 10.1% increase from Q2 2025. The figure was also 8.6% higher than the 70 alerts reported during Q1, which itself represented an 11% year-over-year increase from Q1 2025.
The Association noted that its final figures could still increase, depending on how ongoing investigations are resolved.
IBIA members represent more than 90 companies and 200 betting brands. The Association monitors more than 1.5 million annual events and over $300 billion in total wagers across 80-plus sports each year.
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Focus on Canada
The Q2 report included a “Canada Focus” section highlighting the impact of regulated gaming markets in Ontario. It said the province’s legal market has led to strong growth in regulated operators and helped shift betting activity away from offshore platforms.
That is significant because Alberta just launched its regulated iGaming market on July 13 after lawmakers approved the framework last spring.
“Ontario’s online sports betting channelisation rose sharply following the market opening, moving from 5% in gross gambling revenue (GGR) in 2022 to 85% in 2023 and stabilising above 90% thereafter,” IBIA’s report reads. “Alberta is forecast to follow a similar trajectory, while the Rest of Canada remains largely unchanged at low double-digit levels.
“The contrast highlights the role of competitive regulated markets in moving betting activity onshore and into visible, monitored channels.”
The IBIA estimated that Alberta’s onshore gaming market share will reach 80% by 2029 and approximately 85% by 2030.
IBIA’s approach to safe gaming
The IBIA follows several basic principles. It collaborates with sports leagues and regulators to report suspicious activity, offers education and training, and works to preserve sports integrity.
Alberta’s launch drew support from the IBIA, which created a program backed by a CA$300,000 commitment from the association and its members bet365, Betway, and FanDuel. The program is designed to maintain a fair marketplace based on the IBIA's three standards: rules, responsibility, and reporting.
“IBIA has invested in athlete education to help players understand the integrity risks, meet their responsibilities, and protect the competitions they represent,” the association wrote.
