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NCAA approves professional sports betting for athletes and staff from 1 November

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The NCAA approved a rule allowing student-athletes and athletics department staff to bet on professional sports from 1 November, according to the report. The change retains the ban on wagering on college sports and sharing inside information, and does not alter restrictions on gambling advertising or sponsorships during NCAA championships.

Operators and college sports stakeholders must account for the revised betting permissions and continuing restrictions.

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NCAA delays professional sports betting rule change to 22 November

The NCAA Division I Board delayed the effective date of a rule change that would allow athletes and athletic department staff to bet on professional sports, moving it from 1 November to 22 November. The delay gives member schools until the close of a rescission period to vote against the proposal; existing prohibitions on betting on college sports and sharing related information remain in place.

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