The NCAA is studying the sports betting impact
The collegiate body has assembled a group of experts to asses how to protect sports integrity amid gambling legalisation.
US.- Sports betting has been cleared to be legalised nationwide after the Supreme Court ruled the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) unconstitutional. However, there are still many key factors to be taken into consideration for states which haven’t passed their own bills, and the National Collegiate Athletic Asociation (NCAA) wants to be heard.
In a press release, the body, which oversees sports in US colleges, announced it will conduct a study on how to “protect game integrity, monitor betting activity, manage sports data and expand educational efforts.” For that matter, the NCAA has assembled a group of subject matter experts which will assess which tools it can apply to prevent a negative impact from gambling.
“While we certainly respect the Supreme Court’s decision, our position on sports wagering remains,” NCAA chief legal officer Donald Remy said and added: “With this new landscape, we must evolve and expand our long-standing efforts to protect both the integrity of competitions and the well-being of student athletes.”
The NCAA further explained it will not focus on setting an integrity fee and announced that student-athletes or employees of the athletic departments of member schools won’t be allowed to wager on sports.
