Betting has become a hot-button topic in sports. Now, the NCAA is looking to limit the types of bets that can be placed on college sports, with NCAA President Charlie Baker seeking to remove college prop bets from all betting markets.
Now, Baker has released a statement about why the NCAA is seeking to end prop bets on college athletics.
“Sports betting issues are on the rise across the country with prop bets continuing to threaten the integrity of competition and leading to student-athletes and professional athletes being harassed,” Baker said in the statement. “The NCAA has been working with states to deal with these threats and many are responding by banning college prop bets.”
“This week we will be contacting officials across the country in states that still allow these bets and ask them to join Ohio, Vermont, Maryland, and many others and remove college prop bets from all betting markets. The NCAA is drawing the line on sports betting to protect student-athletes and to protect the integrity of the game — issues across the country these last several days show there is more work to be done.”
This comes after the Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCCC) granted a request in February by the NCAA to prohibit wagering on prop bets. Sportsbooks in the state had until the start of March to implement the change for college athletics.