Any college athletics program is at risk to sports wagering. The NCAA membership will continue to press its position involving sports wagering. The NCAA opposes all forms of legal and illegal sports wagering and has adopted rules that prohibit student-athletes, athletics department and conference staff members from participating in sports wagering activities as they relate to intercollegiate or professional sporting events. Every time an incident such as this comes to light, the integrity of sports is called into question. And with that popularity, people are also becoming less sensitive to the perils of gambling.
Many people see sports wagering simply as an activity in which there are no victims.
The NCAA knows there are victims. The real victims are former teammates, colleges, parents, friends and intercollegiate athletics as a whole. We are reminded that point shaving is a real threat. Point shaving can be a consequence of illegal sports wagering, and we must continue efforts to eliminate it from our games. Today is yet another wake-up call for everyone in college athletics.