SectorWire
SearchGet the daily briefing
Menu

NCAA urges state regulators to ban college prop bets after indictments

Regulation

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.

Operators may need to reassess college prop bets and game markets as state regulators consider restrictions amid integrity investigations.

Request a correction

Keep reading

Regulation

NCAA and US officials push to restrict sports betting prop bets

The NCAA, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and sports leagues have pressed for limits on prop bets amid betting scandals in US sport. The NCAA said 46% of Division I men’s basketball players received negative or threatening messages from people who had bet on their games, up 10% from the prior year; Ohio bars college-sports prop bets, while MLB agreed to cap micro prop wagers at $200.

Continue reading