The Kansspelautoriteit recorded 13 match-fixing reports from eight licensed gambling sites in 2024, up from six in 2023. The reports covered tennis, football and basketball; the regulator issued four warnings after risk assessments for some matches were inadequate and is developing guidance for licensees.
The reports and warnings give Dutch licensees specific indicators of the regulator's match-fixing concerns.
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Reportedly, the Netherlands’ KSA has secured the removal of 86 websites impersonating licensed gambling operators. The sites used.co.nl domains to advertise or direct users to illegal gambling offers.
The Netherlands' gambling regulator, Kansspelautoriteit (KSA), has secured the removal of 86 websites that used .co.nl domains to promote or direct users to illegal gambling offers, the regulator said in a notice on 7 October 2026. The sites copied the appearance and content of licensed operators' portals, changing only the domain extension.
Sweden’s Spelinspektionen has begun checking licensed sports betting operators for compliance with rules restricting bets considered vulnerable to manipulation, the regulator said. The review covers provisions in chapter 2 of its SIFS 2020:2 regulations and guidance; results will be published after the inspections conclude. The operators named include Hajper Ltd, Prozone Limited, Casinostugan Ltd, MOA Gaming Sweden Ltd, Snabbare Ltd and ComeOn Sweden Ltd.
Sweden’s Spelinspektionen received two match-fixing suspicion reports from integrity organisations in 2025, down from five in 2024 and 12 in 2023. It also received four reports from licensees in 2025, one overlapping with an integrity-group report; licensees had been required to report suspicions without delay since summer 2024. The regulator said fewer reports do not establish that manipulation attempts have fallen.
Angola’s Institute for Gambling Supervision (ISJ) said it took part in the 16th INTERPOL Match-Fixing Task Force meeting in Lisbon from 27 to 29 October 2026. More than 200 law enforcement and sports integrity officials from over 60 member countries attended discussions on match-fixing, illegal betting, money laundering and cross-border intelligence sharing.
Brazil signed the Macolin Convention, according to the report. The treaty is described as expanding cooperation among countries to prevent competition fraud and protect sport integrity.
The treaty widens collaboration among states to stop competition fraud and to reinforce the integrity of sport.