In response to recent sports betting indictments related to collegiate athletics, NCAA President Charlie Baker has released a statement detailing the scope of ongoing integrity investigations throughout the collegiate landscape.
The NCAA claimed to have one of the biggest integrity monitoring programmes in the world and to have no business relationships with betting companies.
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According to Baker, investigations into sports betting integrity involving about 40 student-athletes from 20 schools have been opened by NCAA enforcement personnel during the last year.
The statement claims that these cases are a result of integrity issues related to college basketball and other competitions that have also been the focus of recent law enforcement actions.
Investigations, Sanctions and Call to Ban Prop Bets
It was recently discovered that 11 student-athletes from seven different schools had bet on their own performances, given insider information to known bettors, or manipulated games in order to cash winning bets made by themselves or others. Due to these infractions, all 11 were permanently disqualified from the NCAA.
It was discovered that 13 more student-athletes from eight schools—some of whom were also connected to the aforementioned behaviour—had not cooperated with NCAA sports betting integrity investigations.
It was stated that none of those student-athletes are currently competing and that their non-cooperation included giving false or misleading information, withholding pertinent documentation, or declining interviews.
Sports betting infractions in college sports will continue to be investigated through the layered integrity monitoring program, which currently covers over 22,000 games.
Baker added: “We still need the remaining states, regulators and gaming companies to eliminate threats to integrity – such as collegiate prop bets – to better protect athletes and leagues from integrity risks and predatory bettors.”
The NCAA urged student-athletes to make well-informed decisions that do not compromise their eligibility under NCAA regulations and reaffirmed that it will continue to collaborate with law enforcement on integrity cases.
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