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Missouri launches sports betting as recent scandals shine a spotlight on the growing industry

Missouri has become the latest state to launch sports betting. The state began allowing bets Monday with some limitations, including that people won't be allowed to make prop bets for games involving ... Read More

Melinda Roth: Student-athletes betting on pro sports. What could go wrong?

Over half a million student-athletes play college sports. This means over half a million students would have been eligible to bet without fear of sanction from their coaches, schools or even the ... Read More

NCAA approves professional sports betting for college athletes, athletic team staff

ATHLETES TAKING A GAMBLE AT GAMES. COLLEGE ATHLETES CAN PARTICIPATE IN SPORTS BETTING FOLLOWING RULE CHANGES FROM THE NCAA, BUT THERE ARE SOME RESTRICTIONS. WXII 12 SARAH SOWERS JOINS US IN STUDIO TO ... Read More

NCAA delays implementation of rule allowing college athletes to bet on pro sports

"The simple act of participating in gambling normalizes behavior, blurs boundaries and erodes judgment," Sankey said in the memo. Todd Kirkland / Getty Images Less than a week after the NCAA decided ... Read More

Ban on professional sports betting by college athletes will remain in place

Two-thirds of NCAA Division I have voted to rescind a rule that would have allowed NCAA college athletes and athletic department staff to bet on professional sports. Read More

College athletes still banned from betting on professional sports after NCAA Division I schools vote to rescind proposed rule

College athletes will still be prohibited from betting on any sport in which the NCAA sponsors a championship after an eleventh-hour push to rescind a proposed rule change reached the necessary ... Read More

Legal sports betting has its perils, but a college QB betting on the Chiefs isn’t among them

A push to rescind the NCAA's plan to let college players bet on pro sports in legalized jurisdictions might seem like an example of schools taking a stand. But it's a stand against progress. Read More

GOP lawmaker vows he'll investigate NCAA sports betting rule change, warns 'integrity of the game' in crisis

Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., vowed on the "Ruthless" podcast Thursday in an exclusive interview that he will hold the NCAA accountable over a rules change regarding athletes engaging in sports betting. Read More

NCAA delays legislation permitting sports betting, allowing schools to reconsider position amid criticism

The NCAA Division I Board voted Tuesday to delay the effective date of the legislative change that would permit college athletes to gamble on professional sports, pushing it back from Nov. 1 to Nov. Read More

Is betting on sports good or bad for sports?

Americans legally bet an estimated $3.1 billion on men’s and women’s NCAA tournament games this past March, up $400 million from the year before. And while that’s a big number, it’s a fraction of the ... Read More

Missouri’s sports betting launch sparks excitement, but concerns loom over addiction, harassment, game integrity

Inside a Jefferson City conference room, fewer than a dozen people have been creating hundreds of pages of rules that could help shape Missouri’s future.  The Missouri Gaming Commission refers to it ... Read More