Maryland Lottery and Gaming prohibited player-specific proposition bets on intercollegiate competitions from 1 March, the agency said. Bets placed by 29 February will be honoured, while operators were instructed to remove the markets from their platforms; the agency cited protection of college athletes from harassment.
Sportsbooks must remove these college player markets in Maryland while settling qualifying earlier wagers.
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The Indiana Gaming Commission (IGC) tabled the NCAA’s request for a ban on college proposition bets at a meeting on Thursday, leaving the proposal undecided. Commissioners said the pause would allow the IGC to gather data and assess the effects of a possible ban; the NCAA cited athlete harassment and competition-integrity concerns.
The Big Ten Student-Athlete Issues Commission sent a letter to NCAA president Charlie Baker urging restrictions on prop betting involving college athletes, according to the report. Twenty-two athletes from 18 institutions signed the letter, which cited integrity concerns and online abuse. Baker has also called for sportsbooks to stop offering college prop markets.
DraftKings chief executive Jason Robins said on 6 February that banning prop bets would push bettors towards offshore markets, according to the interview. He argued for tighter limits on higher-risk markets instead, citing company measures including removing turnover bets and limiting pitch-by-pitch wagers. DraftKings also announced a partnership with Crypto.com to add player-specific event contracts to its Predictions app.
The Missouri Gaming Commission voted 3-0 on 22 January to reject the NCAA’s request to prohibit college-player prop wagers and first-half under-spread bets on college basketball. The commission said both wager types would remain permitted while it gathered more information and could reconsider the issue later.
The NCAA asked the Ohio Casino Control Commission to stop sportsbooks offering prop bets on NCAA athletes, citing athlete harassment, risks of soliciting inside information and potential athlete betting on their own performance. Governor Mike DeWine supported a rule change, and the commission invited public comments through 12 February while seeking confidential operator data on affected wagers and 2023 volume.