The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) has released its second-quarter 2025 Integrity Report, revealing a total of 69 suspicious betting alerts across 10 sports and 28 countries.

The data, collected from IBIA’s Global Monitoring & Alert Network, underscores potential threats and the evolution of suspicious betting patterns in sports-betting integrity worldwide.

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Key Findings

The second quarter of 2025 saw an eight percent rise in reported alerts compared to Q1 (64 alerts), and a 21 percent increase over the comparable period in 2024 (57 alerts). Europe accounted for the largest share of cases, with 21 alerts representing a 40 percent increase from the previous quarter. However, longer-term data suggests a downward trend in alerts on European sporting events.

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Sport-by-Sport Breakdown

Three sports, football, tennis and basketball, continued to dominate, generating 74 percent of all alerts in Q2. Football alone represented 39 percent of cases, followed by tennis (20.5 percent) and basketball (14.5 percent).

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Regional Distribution

Alerts were evenly distributed across continents, with Europe and South America each accounting for 17 percent of cases, followed by Africa, Asia and North America at 14 percent each. Esports alerts were categorized as “global,” due to the international nature attached to those events.

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Global Monitoring Network

IBIA’s membership includes 80-plus companies and over 140 betting brands, collectively generating an annual betting turnover of over $300 billion. This represents 50 percent of all regulated commercial online betting activity worldwide. IBIA’s network offers unparalleled insight into suspicious betting behavior and the manipulation of sporting events.

Context and Outlook
With the data showing both regional spikes and emerging threats, Q2’s report reaffirms that sports-betting integrity remains a dynamic, global challenge – one requiring vigilance, collaboration and decisive action from regulators, operators, and sports bodies alike.