Proponents of such limits include legislators and officials in the college sports industry. Their rallying cry has two arguments:
- Expanded gambling on college sports is a threat to the integrity of the events.
- Excluding college sports from legal markets protects college athletes from gambling interests.
The argument is that because athletes in these events are poorly compensated for their labor in comparison to major league athletes, they are more vulnerable to
match-fixing schemes. Also, the idea of limiting wagering on these events would mean that college athletes are less likely to be bullied in person or on social media by belligerent bettors who lost money.