In the past 18 months, gambling by college student athletes has become one of the greatest concerns among athletic administrators and coaches nationally. A string of gambling incidents in the sports of football and basketball has included student athletes from such leading educational institutions as Arizona State University, Boston College, University of Colorado, Columbia University, Fresno State University, Northwestern University, and the University of Notre Dame. In order to understand the issue of student athlete gambling in more than an anecdotal way, this study was developed to learn the extent and nature of student athlete gambling.
Many student athletes gamble on sports.
A considerable number of student athletes acted in ways that call into question the integrity of their contests or put them in contact with individuals who may try to affect the outcome of their games.