The IBIA integrity report recorded 76 suspicious betting alerts during the second quarter of 2026 across nine different sports. Football remained the sport with the highest number of alerts, while esports ranked second. The report also highlights developments in Canada’s regulated betting market and integrity education initiatives.

  • The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) reported 76 suspicious betting alerts to the relevant authorities during Q2 2026. Football accounted for 25 alerts, followed by esports with 16, basketball with 10 and tennis with nine. The IBIA integrity report notes that the total may change if ongoing investigations identify additional cases.
  • Europe recorded the highest regional share of alerts with 33%, followed by South America with 22% and North America with 21%. Africa accounted for 15% of alerts, while Asia represented 4%. One group of 16 esports alerts was classified as global because the events could not be linked to a single jurisdiction.
  • Football alerts were spread across Africa, Europe, Oceania and South America. Kosovo recorded five football alerts, while Cameroon reported three and Brazil, Colombia and Paraguay each registered multiple cases. In basketball, nine of the 10 alerts originated in South America, mainly in Paraguay and Colombia.
  • The report also focuses on Canada’s regulated online betting market. According to presented data, Ontario’s online sports betting channelisation increased from 5% of gross gambling revenue in 2022 to 85% in 2023 and has remained above 90% since then. IBIA says the figures show how competitive regulation can move betting activity into regulated and monitored markets.
  • IBIA also highlighted its athlete education programme in Canada. Backed by a CAD 300,000 (ca. EUR 187,000) commitment from IBIA and members bet365, Betway and FanDuel, the initiative has already reached nearly 200 Canadian Premier League players and staff before expanding to the Canadian Football League in partnership with Genius Sports. The programme is based on IBIA’s three principles: “Rules, Responsibility and Reporting.”

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