On Monday 26 January 2026, more than 110 participants from 50 countries joined a webinar organised by the Group of Copenhagen and United Lotteries for Integrity in Sports (ULIS) to review the notices recorded in the Group of Copenhagen’s logbook.

Key takeaways highlight a worrying rise in alerts worldwide, with 1,137 notices in 2025, compared with 797 in 2024 (+42%). Asia dominates the ranking of the ten most affected countries, led by India, Viet Nam, Myanmar, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Indonesia. India remains the main hotspot, with 93 notices, despite a slight decrease compared with 2024. Australia recorded the largest increase (+41) and has become the second most affected country. South America also remains heavily impacted, particularly Argentina and Brazil.

The geographical distribution of alerts is more diffuse than in 2024, confirming an increased level of risk across regions worldwide.

In football, 1 match in 400 was subject to a ULIS red alert. Football accounted for 88.4% of all alerts (1,037 alerts, +53% compared with 2024), including 421 red alerts (+22%). The proportion of red alerts relative to monitored events continues to increase, rising from 0.17% in 2023 to 0.25% in 2025.

Basketball ranks second with 58 alerts (+190%), followed by e-sport, tennis and table tennis, whose levels remain close to those of the previous year.

Youth competitions show a particularly alarming rise, increasing from 73 alerts in 2024 to 160 in 2025, with nearly one third classified as red alerts. “These figures are extremely concerning. They underline the urgent need to prevent, educate and protect minors from sports betting. States must act immediately by banning betting on all minors’ competitions worldwide, and data providers must stop selling any information on these competitions to illegal operators,” said Corentin Segalen, from the Autorité nationale des jeux and coordinator of the French platform, who presented these findings.

Regarding the types of outcomes targeted:

• Traditional betting markets remain the main targets (1X2, totals, etc.).
• Prop/derivative bets are increasingly targeted due to their low liquidity, high volatility and limited data coverage (21 notices related to bets on yellow or red cards, up 50%).
• The recent rise in prop/derivative bets represents a specific risk of undetected manipulation, particularly in relation to payments.

More than ever, the fight against the manipulation of sports competitions is a true team effort, relying on international cooperation, information-sharing and the mobilisation of all stakeholders to protect the integrity of competitions.