NCAA athletes and athletic departments cannot bet on professional sports. The mandate banning athletes and staff from betting remains in effect after the board rejected a rule change Friday allowing professional sports gambling.
Last month, the NCAA Division I board voted to postpone a change in the law that would allow college athletes and athletic department staff to gamble on professional sports. The rule change, originally intended to take effect on November 1, was postponed until November 22 after opposition from SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey and other prominent voices.
Each Division I school was given 30 days to vote to withdraw the proposal, as it was passed by less than 75% of the cabinet. More than two-thirds voted to stop the rule change, crossing the threshold needed one day before the 30-day period expired. The amendment would only have affected betting on professional sports. Betting on college games and sharing information with gamblers would have remained prohibited regardless of the outcome.
The decision follows a high-profile federal investigation into sports betting and illegal gambling. On October 23, Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and former NBA player Damon Jones among the more than thirty people arrested by the FBI as part of two extensive federal grand jury investigations.
On Friday, an NCAA investigation found that former Temple guard Hysier Miller placed bets on and against his own team. Two weeks ago, the NCAA revoked the eligibility of six men’s basketball players over sports betting allegations.
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