The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) received 300 alerts of suspicious betting activity in 2025, a 29% increase over 2024.
The IBIA published its 2025 Sports Betting Integrity Report on Tuesday, with 300 alerts of suspicious betting related to 16 sports during 2025.
Europe was the primary continent with 104 alerts. This was up from 80 in 2024, with Europe responsible for 35% of the total suspicious alerts.
Football was the most prominent sport, with its 110 alerts accounting for 37% of the total. Tennis was second with 25%, while esports and table tennis tied for third with 11%.
The IBIA’s data resulted in 54 matches proven to be corrupted, with sanctions imposed on 24 players, teams and officials across five sports.
IBIA identifies Africa as key region
The IBIA placed particular emphasis on Africa, with its 31 alerts up from 28 in 2024. This accounted for 10% of the total alerts.
The IBIA utilised H2 Gambling Capital data to project the market will reach $19.4 billion in gross gaming revenue by 2030, up from $3.5 billion in 2021.
Online betting is expected to reach GGR of $16.4 billion by 2030, with 79% of this onshore.
Land-based GGR, meanwhile, is predicted to grow to $3 billion by 2030, up from $1.4 billion in 2021.
By market, South Africa remains the leader with 29% of the total GGR. Nigeria is in second, with Ghana in third.
IBIA CEO Khalid Ali noted its Global Monitoring & Alert Platform’s contribution to detecting, assessing and supporting its investigations.
“This is driven by operator intelligence generated by our membership and their continued commitment to identifying, disrupting and preventing betting-related corruption through collective action and information-sharing with our partners,” Ali said.
The IBIA is the world’s largest operator-led integrity monitoring system, with coverage of over $300 billion in annual betting transactions.
Its approach is built on three pillars. These are utilising operator intelligence and collaboration with sports, regulators and other stakeholders, as well as training to improve prevention and education.
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