Colorado adds abusive sports bettors to involuntary exclusion list
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Colorado’s Division of Gaming said on 12 November that sports bettors who harass athletes, sports staff or gaming personnel will be added to the state’s involuntary exclusion list. The measure covers threats of physical harm, relevant criminal convictions and sports betting that breaches Colorado law.
Colorado’s Division of Gaming said on 12 November that sports bettors who harass athletes will be added to the state’s involuntary exclusion list. The state intends to exclude them from licensed gambling venues and platforms.
Threats of physical harm against athletes, their immediate families, sports governing bodies and their employees are among the regulator’s criteria, as are threats against team staff, coaches and coaches’ immediate families. The criteria also cover physical threats against employees or customers of licensed gaming or sports betting establishments, and against division staff. They also consider convictions for crimes against people in those categories and sports betting contrary to section 44-30-1502, C.R.S.
The NCAA recently joined the Bad Actor programme, which is intended to identify abuse and the people responsible. Colorado Division of Gaming Enforcement has been developing a tool to report harassment and refer incidents to relevant parties, including the regulator.