FIFA said its Integrity Task Force found no suspicious betting or signs of match manipulation after monitoring all 104 matches at the 2026 World Cup. The task force concluded its tournament activity and will continue working with members on future competitions.
The findings provide integrity information for betting operators and other task force members ahead of future FIFA tournaments.
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It was reported that Genius Sports entered prediction markets through agreements with Polymarket and Kalshi. The move follows similar multi-year partnerships announced by Sportradar.
IBIA's third-quarter 2026 integrity report says Brazil's regulated betting framework scored 77 out of 100 before the ban took effect on 25 September 2026. Citing H2 Gambling Capital estimates, the report says the regulated market's annualised R$40bn could fall to zero while offshore betting rises from R$17bn to R$42bn, shifting R$25bn to overseas operators.
Brazil's ban on licensed betting has removed the requirement for operators to report suspicious bets, the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) said in its third-quarter 2026 integrity report, which gave the country's pre-ban regulatory framework a score of 77 out of 100. The framework was ended on 25 September 2026, according to the report.
The International Betting Integrity Association warned that a recent betting ban in Brazil could pose a risk to sports protection. Its third-quarter 2026 report was cited in the coverage.
A serious international red flag regarding the future of sports protection is raised by the recent ban on betting in the Brazilian market, according to a news report. The warning appeared in the third quarter of 2026.
The FIGC’s 2025 activity report said Italy’s senior national football team played 10 matches that year, generating an average betting turnover of €5.6m per match and about 200mila euro in tax revenue. The report compared this with 300mila euro from the men’s national basketball team and 600mila euro from the men’s and women’s national volleyball teams, and described cooperation with Sportradar on betting monitoring and integrity investigations.
Blockchain analysis reported by The Wall Street Journal found that about $108m of the $167m traded on FIFA prediction market partner ADI Predictstreet through late September came from wallets apparently tied to the company. Gibraltar's gambling commissioner, Andrew Lyman, said a preliminary review found no breach of self-trading rules and no consumer harm. The findings do not prove deliberate manipulation, the report said.