The NCAA said on 27 March 2024 that it would step up lobbying for a nationwide ban on college player prop bets. President Charlie Baker said it would contact officials in states that still permit the wagers, citing risks to student-athletes and game integrity.
A nationwide ban would change which college player prop markets sportsbooks can offer across states.
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The Big Ten Student-Athlete Issues Commission wrote to NCAA President Charlie Baker urging action against proposition bets on college sports. The commission said such wagers expose athletes to pressure and harassment and could raise concerns about competition integrity. Baker has separately asked regulators to restrict or eliminate college prop bets, the report said.
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 state gambling regulators on 15 January to restrict individual college-athlete prop bets and certain game markets. The association cited integrity concerns following federal charges against 26 people in a basketball bribery and point-shaving scheme, and said its enforcement staff had opened investigations into 40 athletes at 20 schools over the past year.
A New Jersey Senate committee unanimously approved Sen. Kristin M. Corrado’s bill, S3080, by a 5-0 vote, according to the report. The proposal would bar sports wagering licensees from offering or accepting player-specific proposition bets on college sports; operators’ representative Bill Pascrell III argued authorities should instead increase penalties for harassment.
North Carolina House Bill 967, introduced by Representative Marcia Morey, sought to prohibit bets on individual college athletes but stalled after the legislature adjourned. Morey’s legislative assistant said the bill was unlikely to advance that year; the report said legal college player prop bets were expected to remain available in the state.