NCAA division one votes to allow players to bet on professional sports

[mussels]

I guess a lot of them already are, so it just recognizes that its happening and that it shouldn’t impact the college game. But still. How far a step is it for someone that uses an app to bet professional sports to throw in a college game in now and then? And then maybe one that you’re playing in…

DI Administrative Committee adopts proposal to allow student-athletes, staff to bet on pro sports - NCAA.org

The Division I Administrative Committee on Wednesday adopted a proposal that would permit student-athletes and athletics department staff members to bet on professional

www.ncaa.org

 

[Fishy]

Their rationale is insane.

I think they are doing some housekeeping to clear the way for future partnerships with the gambling sites.

 

[Rich]

I guess a lot of them already are, so it just recognizes that its happening and that it shouldn’t impact the college game. But still. How far a step is it for someone that uses an app to bet professional sports to throw in a college game in now and then? And then maybe one that you’re playing in…

DI Administrative Committee adopts proposal to allow student-athletes, staff to bet on pro sports - NCAA.org

The Division I Administrative Committee on Wednesday adopted a proposal that would permit student-athletes and athletics department staff members to bet on professional

www.ncaa.org

IMO absolutely no good can come of this. None. But those FanDuel, MGM, DraftKings etc. partnerships are tough to resist. Just ask the four major professional sports leagues.

And this doesn't even address the burgeoning prediction markets.

 

[superjohn]

This is insanity. Legalized sports gambling is a scourge and this will end horribly.

College sports are just gross now.

 

[Fishy]

This is insanity. Legalized sports gambling is a scourge and this will end horribly.

College sports are just gross now.

Horribly.

Absolutely horribly.

Online gambling and lotteries are the weirdest ideas where the government decides that a partnership designed to make people with little money into people with no money is something where they want a financial stake.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

This is insanity. Legalized sports gambling is a scourge and this will end horribly.

Until now, I would have bet against the possibility of my filling out a foursome comprised of @Fishy, @freescooter, you, and me... but here we are.