IBIA Recorded Slight Increase in Suspicious Matches

The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA), the leading global voice on integrity for the licensed betting sector, has published its latest industry report, outlining a very slight increase in suspicious matches. According to the organization’s announcement, the number of alerts in Q1 increased to 63.

The Number of Alerts Increased Slightly

As mentioned, the IBIA said that it has reported 63 alerts of suspicious betting to the relevant authorities in the first three months of 2025 alone. The association added that this represents an increase of 11% year-on-year but a 3% decrease quarter-on-quarter.

For context, the IBIA reported 57 alerts in Q1 2024 and 65 alerts in Q4 2024. The IBIA’s reports are based on data from its 80+ members who operate over 140 sports betting brands, generating north of $300 billion in betting turnover every year.

In the meantime, the IBIA noted that soccer and tennis continued to lead in terms of alerts. The two disciplines were singlehandedly responsible for 40 of the total alerts, up 14% quarter-on-quarter.

On the contrary, table tennis decreased to only 9 in Q1 2024, marking a decrease of 53% quarter-on-quarter. For reference, the IBIA reported 21 such alerts in the final quarter of the previous year.

Further data shows that sporting events in Europe and North America made up over half of all alerts. However, despite reporting 32 alerts in these regions, the IBIA noted that this figure actually marks a quarter-on-quarter decrease from 45 alerts in Q4 2024.

The Results Are “Relatively Consistent” with Q4 and Q1 2025

Khalid Ali, IBIA’s chief executive officer, commented on the results, calling them “relatively consistent” with the previous quarter and the comparable period last year. He emphasized that soccer and tennis remained outliers in terms of alerts, although the overall number of tennis alerts declined drastically.

This quarter-on-quarter reduction was primarily due to a fall in tennis alerts, which have shown a welcome reduction in recent years. The Q4 2024 increase in table tennis alerts has not continued into Q1 2025 and has fallen back to previous levels.

Khalid Ali, CEO, IBIA

Ali added that the IBIA is particularly cautious when it comes to tennis, considering its historic relationship with fraud and match-fixing. He added that his team has formed new partnerships that seek to reduce the number of alerts even further.

In other news, the IBIA recently introduced a major technological upgrade that significantly bolstered its ability to identify and flag cases of potential match-fixing.