Posted on 10/23/2025 6:42:48 AM PDT by Red Badger
The NCAA approved a rule change on Wednesday that will allow athletes and athletic department staff members to bet on professional sports.
Two weeks after the Division I cabinet approved the change, Division II and III management councils signed off on it, allowing the new rule to go into effect Nov. 1.
This doesn't change the NCAA rule forbidding athletes from betting on college sports. The NCAA also prohibits sharing information about college competitions with bettors. The institution also doesn't accept advertising or sponsorships of NCAA championships by betting sites.
Despite the change, the NCAA emphasized that it doesn't endorse betting on sports, particularly for student-athletes.
NCAA President Charlie Baker anticipated the rule change would be passed when he talked with the media on Monday at a Big East roundtable on the future of college basketball.
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What could possibly go wrong.
I read yesterday that the NCAA approved the eligibility of a player signed by Louisville to play basketball who has played multiple years in the NBA G-League and is like 22-23 years old.
This seems like a bad idea.
That said, one of my son’s friends in college was a backup OT on his college team and got in trouble for being in an (NFL) fantasy football league. It wasn’t high stakes but it was also pretty silly that the kid nearly got booted from the team for $20 into a pot for FFB.
There’s probably a common sense line that would be pretty easy to draw, but I’d bet (ha!) the NCAA is incapable of it.
Yessssss!!!!!!!!!
As players get their brains knocked out, the “fans” are gambling. What a joke. Sports isn’t sports anymore. It’s all about the money.
Romans bet on gladiatorial games...............
Ban porn. Ban gambling. Bring back God.
...and this happens the same day that the FBI arrests some NBA people (player(s), coach) for their gambling sins.
And just how is that going to be controlled to just pro?
I'm sure that conversation or a variation of it will never take place. (/s)
We’ve recently witnessed “New York “ weighing on decisions during NFL games while the games are in progress. It is my assertion that those that control the betting, the Money as it were, is fixing games on the fly, adjusting outcomes so as to favor the house.
Oh, that was my first thought too. You don’t hand young kids a bunch of NIH money and tell them to gamble it.
More than one will get in deep debt to a bookie and throw a game to get even.
EC
Gambling habits that get out of control are brutal.
A friend is slipping under. Can’t relate but will urge him to call 1-800-GAMBLER.
“NCAA allows athletes to bet on PRO sports starting Nov. 1” November 2 they will be betting on college games, on November 3 they will be betting on their own games, and on November 4 they will be fixing games to pay off their gambling debts.
Any questions?
Bye bye college sports.
Gambling gives people a “high” and “excitement” that can become the primary purpose of their lives.
The key to overcoming it is to find other outlets that can replace it.
For young men it is particularly tempting since they are told by schools and the media they are worthless—and they need some positive reinforcement and goals and rewards.
Unfortunately you are absolutely correct. Sports is done.
What could possibly go wrong?
My thoughts exactly.
Give Jim Thorpe, Pete Rose, the Black Sox etc their stuff back.
“Sports is done.”
Thugball.
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