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It's been a topic of conversation recently. Dave Benedict discusses the risks of allowing college athletes to bet and how they educate the athletes at UConn about this.
“The concern for me when you ask about our student-athletes is always going to be that when you talk about drugs and alcohol, you hear people reference things like, 'Gateway,’” Benedict said. “Is a five-dollar bet the gateway for, ‘Hey, I won and I'm going to roll this over and win again.’ When does that stop?
“Our coaches have to be talking about this all the time because it's a real threat to impact individuals that they're responsible for, in a certain way. Can we control what our kids are doing 24 hours a day? Of course not. But just like your own kids, you want to try to talk and communicate about things that are and can be really detrimental and make sure they have an appreciation for all the ways gambling can impact their lives.”
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“The concern for me when you ask about our student-athletes is always going to be that when you talk about drugs and alcohol, you hear people reference things like, 'Gateway,’” Benedict said. “Is a five-dollar bet the gateway for, ‘Hey, I won and I'm going to roll this over and win again.’ When does that stop?
“Our coaches have to be talking about this all the time because it's a real threat to impact individuals that they're responsible for, in a certain way. Can we control what our kids are doing 24 hours a day? Of course not. But just like your own kids, you want to try to talk and communicate about things that are and can be really detrimental and make sure they have an appreciation for all the ways gambling can impact their lives.”
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