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NCAA restores full gambling ban after Division I schools rescind rule change

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The NCAA said student-athletes and athletic department staff cannot wager on professional sports after two-thirds of Division I member schools voted to overturn a recently approved rule change. The association needed 241 votes to rescind the change, and the vote kept its ban on wagering on both professional and collegiate sports in place.

The decision keeps NCAA wagering restrictions applicable even where state law permits sports betting.

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Indiana Gaming Commission rejects NCAA request for pregame college player prop ban

Indiana regulators voted unanimously against an NCAA proposal to prohibit pregame college player props. The decision preserves those markets alongside the state's existing ban on in-game college player props. Commissioners said lawmakers should decide whether to introduce broader restrictions.

Indiana's gambling regulator voted unanimously to reject a request from college sports' governing body to ban pregame wagers on individual college players. Such bets on individual players during games have been barred in the state since 2019, yet the commission opted against applying the same rule to markets offered before games begin. Regulators had taken up the matter in June and put off a final decision at that time so it could be reviewed further.

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