The NCAA is not in favor of legal betting on college basketball. Despite no evidence supporting the idea, the NCAA claims sports betting has the potential to undermine the integrity of sports, jeopardize the welfare of student-athletes and the entire intercollegiate athletics community.
Still, college football and NCAA basketball betting generate millions in handle at legal sportsbooks.
The NCAA, sports betting regulators and legal sports betting operators across the country have taken various steps to ensure the integrity of NCAA sports, including a ban on anyone involved with college athletics betting on their sports.