The Wyoming Gaming Commission today (22 November) unanimously voted to amend its rules and put anyone found guilty of athlete harassment onto the state’s involuntary exclusion list. The decision came four months after a spirited discussion about banning college-player prop bets. Commissioners in July discussed a ban, which the NCAA has been lobbying for around...
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Student athletes face a new wave of harassment – how is the NCAA and the betting industry addressing the issue?
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States (NCLGS) are working together to afford collegiate athletes safety in the new world of sports betting. Dangers for student athletes range from integrity to the illegal betting market, to physical danger to athletes from bettors who lose individual player prop...