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Given the NBA's woes, the NCAA should go back to banning bets
The NCAA permits student athletes and staff to bet on professional sports amid FBI arrests of over 30 people in an NBA-linked gambling scheme spanning 11 states.
- The NCAA approved a rule allowing student athletes and athletic department staff to bet only on professional sports, scheduled to take effect Nov. 1; within 24 hours the Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested over 30 people in a major gambling scheme.
- Since a 2018 Supreme Court ruling, over 35 states have legalized sports betting, with a 2023 NCAA survey showing 14% of 18- to 22-year-olds bet weekly, and a UC San Diego study reporting rising help searches.
- According to the indictment, the FBI alleges the scheme began in 2019, operated across 11 states, used hidden cameras and programmable shufflers, and involved Chauncey Billups, Damon Jones, and Terry Rozier on a $100-million contract.
- NBA commissioner Adam Silver called the arrests a public relations nightmare, while critics urged the NCAA to pause the rule amid ongoing enforcement challenges and investigations.
- History shows how betting scandals like the 1919 Black Sox and figures such as Pete Rose and Tim Donaghy threaten sports integrity, affecting roughly 40,000 NCAA basketball players and about 8,000 coaches.
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The News-GazetteLZ Granderson: Given the NBA's woes, the NCAA should go back to banning bets
The NCAA picked a hell of a week to get into the gambling business, didn't it? Within 24 hours of approving a rule change that will allow student athletes and athletic department staff to bet only on professional sports, the…
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