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NCAA President Charlie Baker on sports betting: "The phone changed everything"

In this wide-ranging interview with the NCAA President, we touch on how phones changed the sports betting landscape, the problem with prop bets, protecting college athletes and more. 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

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

Hidden Cost: The impact of sports betting on young adults mental health

New data from Partners in Prevention shows 23% of college students in the Show Me State report participating in sports betting. The national average is 75%. Read More

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

(CNN) — 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 ... 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

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The NCAA rescinded its previously approved rule change on Friday, Nov. 21, that allowed student-athletes and athletics staff to sports bet on professional sports.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

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

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

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