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NCAA Drops Pro Sports Betting Rule Change for Student-Athletes, Ban Remains

Betting on professional sports will remain off-limits for college athletes. The NCAA announced on Friday that after a month-long procedural period, two-thirds of Division I members schools had voted ... Read More

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

COLUMBIA — 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. The rule change, which ... 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

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

While everyone who pays attention to sports has been focused on games and front-page betting scandals, the NCAA quietly approved allowing student-athletes to bet on professional sports. What could ... Read More

NCAA rescinds betting rule change that would have allowed athletes, staff to bet on pro sports

The NCAA received the votes it needed to maintain its ban on professional sports betting. Andy Lyons / Getty Images The NCAA’s Division I membership voted Friday to rescind a rule change that would ... Read More

Americans Showing Greater Concern Over Sports Betting's Reach, Poll Shows

Nearly 50% of Americans said they were neutral on the increase of sports betting and the influence of the industry. That was down from the 54% from three years ago. The poll found 14% of Americans see ... Read More

NCAA rescinds proposed rule allowing college athletes to bet on pro sports

The NCAA rescinded its previously approved rule change on Friday, Nov. 21, that allowed student-athletes and athletics staff to sports bet on professional sports. The NCAA had at least two-thirds of ... Read More

Sports Betting as a Lifeline for College Athletics

In September of last year, nearly all of the athletic directors of Louisiana's Division I athletic programs met in a conference room at the Renaissance Hotel in Baton Rouge. The meeting started at 9 a ... Read More

College campuses have become a front line in America’s sports-betting boom

Phones light up with notifications from sports-betting apps, alerting students the fate of their wagers—and to new promotions. A 22-year-old shrugs when asked whether he worries about getting hooked. 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