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NCAA will push states to ban prop bets on college athletes
The Hill ^ | 03/27/2024 | NICK ROBERTSON

Posted on 03/27/2024 9:43:14 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

The NCAA announced Wednesday it will lobby state gambling boards to ban player proposition bets in an effort to curb harassment against individual student athletes.

As March Madness tournaments get underway, the college athletics organization said prop bets — those made on the specific stat lines of players, like how many points, rebounds or turnovers they make in a game — are harmful to the sport. “Sports betting issues are on the rise across the country with prop bets continuing to threaten the integrity of competition and leading to student-athletes and professional athletes getting harassed,” NCAA President Charlie Baker said in a statement. “The NCAA has been working with states to deal with these threats, and many are responding by banning college prop bets.”

“The NCAA is drawing the line on sports betting to protect student-athletes and to protect the integrity of the game — issues across the country these last severely days shows there is more work to be done,” he said

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I know a few people who are hooked on sports betting apps
1 posted on 03/27/2024 9:43:14 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

N C just opened up sports betting a couple weeks ago.
Big big mistake.

What’s to stop a player ‘shaving’ points in a game to beat the odds? Could still win a game but by fewer points.


2 posted on 03/27/2024 10:08:27 AM PDT by Vinnie ( L g Brandon)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Jeez, what’s next? Probably betting on which college a HS star will join...


3 posted on 03/27/2024 11:05:01 AM PDT by rfp1234 (E Porcibus Unum )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

When it went live here in Arizona, 90% of local advertising was the different sportsbooks.


4 posted on 03/27/2024 11:28:03 AM PDT by mykroar ("It's Not the Nature of the Evidence; It's the Seriousness of the Charge." - El Rushbo)
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To: rfp1234

Jeez, what’s next? Probably betting on which college a HS star will join...
= = =

Line up some Baby Mamas, or even pre-Baby Mamas.

Bet on their kids . . .


5 posted on 03/27/2024 12:00:46 PM PDT by Scrambler Bob (Running Rampant, and not endorsing nonsense)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Maybe the NCAA should focus some attention on the refs. Lots of very bad calls that should not have been either missed or made.


6 posted on 03/27/2024 3:46:27 PM PDT by WASCWatch ( WASC)
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