Compliance
IBIA (International Betting Integrity Association)
Reviewed by iGaming Times editorial teamLast reviewed 24 September 2026
What is IBIA?
An industry body operating a cross-operator monitoring network that reports suspicious betting activity to sports governing bodies and regulators.
Key takeaways
- IBIA is a not-for-profit body of betting operators that pools member data to detect suspicious betting.
- Its alerts go to sports governing bodies and regulators, who hold the investigative and disciplinary powers.
- Its alert figures cover the licensed market only, so a fall in alerts can mean less corruption or less visibility.
Why it matters
The association exists because no single operator can see enough to detect coordinated corruption. A fixer spreads stakes across many books and jurisdictions precisely so that no individual account looks remarkable. Pooling alerts across members turns fragments into a pattern, and the resulting reports are frequently the trigger for sporting or criminal investigation.
Its published alert data has become the sector's most-cited integrity statistic, which is also its limitation. The figures describe suspicious activity detected within the licensed market by member operators, so they say nothing about activity on unlicensed sites or with illegal bookmakers, where the incentive to fix is greatest. A fall in alerts can mean less corruption or less visibility.
As an industry body it also carries an inherent tension, since its members benefit commercially from the betting markets whose integrity it monitors.
The bottom line
Cross-operator monitoring is the only way to see a fix being spread deliberately thin. Its alert counts measure the regulated market, and the regulated market is not where the problem is worst.
Sources
- IBIA: Safeguarding Sports Betting - International Betting Integrity Association
IBIA elsewhere on iGaming Times
Frequently asked questions
What is the International Betting Integrity Association?
IBIA is a not-for-profit association of regulated betting operators that monitors betting markets for signs of corruption. It says it is backed by more than 90 operators and 200 betting brands, and its Global Monitoring and Alert Platform covers over 1.5 million sporting events and about $300bn in bets each year. Suspicious patterns are shared with sports governing bodies, regulators and law enforcement.
How does IBIA detect match-fixing?
No single operator can see enough to spot a fix, because fixers spread stakes across many books and jurisdictions. IBIA pools alerts from its members, so unusual stakes or price movements seen by several operators on the same event form a pattern. Where the pattern is suspicious, IBIA reports it to the relevant sports body or regulator, which decides whether to investigate.
What do IBIA's suspicious betting alert figures show?
IBIA publishes quarterly integrity reports counting the alerts it has escalated, broken down by sport and region, and they are among the most cited integrity statistics in betting. They describe suspicious activity detected within the licensed market by member operators, so they say nothing about unlicensed sites or illegal bookmakers. A fall in alerts can therefore reflect less corruption or less visibility.