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

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


IBIA's members consist of more than 90 business with over 200 wagering platforms spread throughout five continents.


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


- The organization kept in mind 300 circumstances of suspicious wagering activity in 2015.


- Brazil was determined as a country of concern since of its shifting 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 incidents detected by its Global Monitoring & Alert Platform (Global MAP), such as match-fixing, which helps video gaming regulators and authorities examine illegal activity.


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


Additionally, worldwide eSports activated 15 (21%) stability informs. eSports is not tied to a particular region or continent considering that competitions can go beyond one location.


Soccer bettors set off the many alarm bells for the IBIA with 25 (36%) suspicious notifies. Twelve of those came from North America, and specifically, eight of them from Mexico. That represented one of the most documented events of any one country in any particular sport.


The next-highest group sport, volley ball, only produced two (3%) informs. Tennis and table tennis triggered the second - and third-most alerts with 16 (24%) and seven (10%), respectively.