The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) reported receiving 300 alerts of suspicious betting activity in 2025, marking a 29% increase from 2024. This information was detailed in the IBIA's 2025 Sports Betting Integrity Report, published on Tuesday. The 300 alerts pertained to 16 different sports throughout the year.
Europe accounted for the highest number of alerts, with 104 reported, up from 80 in 2024. This represents 35% of the total suspicious alerts. Football led as the most significant sport, generating 110 alerts and comprising 37% of the total. Following football, tennis accounted for 25%, while esports and table tennis each contributed 11%.
The organization confirmed that its data resulted in the discovery of 54 matches that were proven to be corrupted, leading to sanctions against 24 players, teams, and officials across five sports.
The IBIA highlighted Africa's growing importance in this context, noting that it received 31 alerts from the continent, an increase from 28 in the previous year, corresponding to 10% of the total alerts.
Using estimates from H2 Gambling Capital, the IBIA projected that Africa's market would reach $19.4 billion in gross gaming revenue by 2030, an increase from $3.5 billion in 2021. It anticipates that online betting will generate $16.4 billion in GGR by 2030, with 79% of this being onshore. Land-based GGR is expected to rise to $3 billion by 2030, up from $1.4 billion in 2021.
Within the market, South Africa leads with 29% of the overall GGR, followed by Nigeria and then Ghana.
Khalid Ali, CEO of IBIA, emphasized the role of the organization’s Global Monitoring & Alert Platform in enhancing the detection and support for investigations into suspicious activities. He stated, "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."
IBIA is recognized as the world’s largest operator-led integrity monitoring system, overseeing more than $300 billion in annual betting transactions. Its strategy is anchored on three pillars: the use of operator intelligence, collaboration with sports, regulators, and other stakeholders, and the provision of training to improve prevention and education.
