Altenar reportedly made antitrust complaints about Sportradar to the European Commission and the UK Competition and Markets Authority on 15 October 2026. Altenar alleged market monopolisation; Sportradar said the complaints sought to exert pressure amid existing commercial disputes.
The complaints place two gambling suppliers’ market-conduct allegations before competition authorities in the UK and Europe.
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Reportedly, Macquarie projects prediction market trading volume of $187bn in 2026, against $22bn in 2025. Sports contracts accounted for 79% of September volume on the leading platform, while DraftKings and FanDuel held about 4% and 3% of US sports contract volume, respectively.
Macquarie has forecast that prediction market trading volume will reach $187bn in 2026, against $22bn in 2025, according to an analysis by Chad Beynon of the Australian banking and financial group. The estimate is a slight reduction from the $190bn Macquarie indicated a few days earlier, but remains above its previous forecast of $169bn. If confirmed, it would represent growth of about 8.5 times the volume of the previous year.
Brazil’s Ministry of Sport and the National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL) launched a free online course on preventing and combating match-fixing. The ministry said the course covers sports integrity, suspicious behaviour, risk prevention and reporting, with technical support from Sportradar.
Reportedly, Luciano Acosta is under investigation for potential spot-fixing after betting irregularities were noted on the player receiving a yellow card. Stake flagged an unusually high volume of bets on Acosta to be booked in Fluminense's match against Bragantino earlier this month, and contacted Sportradar, which alerted the relevant parties.
Brazil's CBF is examining suspicious betting linked to a yellow card received by Fluminense midfielder Lucho Acosta, reportedly after a monitoring report identified unusual betting volume. The CBF notified the Federal Police, prosecutors and the STJD; it said the case remains preliminary, with no STJD proceeding opened. Fluminense said Acosta denied wrongdoing and that the club would co-operate.
It was reported that FIFA’s integrity task force found no suspicious betting or match manipulation indicators across 104 World Cup matches. The group combined monitoring reports and information from sports bodies, investigators and industry partners.