Suspicious betting alerts are slightly up this year. The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) logged 63 cases in Q1 2025. That’s a small rise compared to the same time last year. The term suspicious betting alerts shows up frequently in their monitoring reports.

• Football and tennis led the way with 40 suspicious betting alerts out of the total 63. That marks a 14% rise from the 35 alerts these sports saw in Q4 2024. Despite the increase in these two sports, their numbers still dropped by 14% compared to Q4 due to fewer tennis-related cases.

• Europe and North America accounted for over half of the total suspicious betting alerts, with 32 out of 63. This was a noticeable drop from Q4 2024, where they combined for 45 alerts. That’s a 29% decrease quarter-on-quarter in those regions.

• Table tennis saw one of the biggest shifts, with alerts falling from 21 in Q4 2024 to 9 in Q1 2025. That represents a 53% decrease in just one quarter. IBIA had previously expressed concern over a spike in alerts related to the sport.

• In total, the alerts came from six sports and covered 23 countries on five continents. IBIA monitors over $300 billion in global betting turnover each year. Their alerts aim to support global efforts in tackling match-fixing and betting fraud.

• The IBIA said the alert count was “relatively consistent” with both the previous quarter and Q1 of 2024. CEO Khalid Ali added: “The Q4 2024 increase in table tennis alerts has not continued into Q1 2025 and has fallen back to previous levels.” The organization is focusing more on integrity partnerships and protocols.

• In late 2024, IBIA upgraded its monitoring technology to enhance its detection capabilities. This move supports faster and broader identification of suspicious betting alerts. These upgrades are now being used across its 140 sports betting brand partners.