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NCAA Task Force Targets Athlete Wagering

UNITED STATES – As reported by the Indianapolis Star: "The National Collegiate Athletic Association -- which found that 35 percent of male college athletes bet on sports last year -- is forming a task force to cut sports wagering among athletes before it reaches 'crisis proportions.'

"The governing body made the decision after getting results from a study of 21,000 male and female college athletes, NCAA President Myles Brand said in a press release.

"…The NCAA's gambling task force is charged with coming up with recommendations to ensure the well-being of college athletes and to protect the integrity of college sports.

"…The task force's recommendations, which will probably be made at the NCAA's January meeting, may include expanding education efforts and proposing changes to NCAA rules.

"The NCAA gambling study, conducted last year, found that 17.2 percent of Division I male student-athletes violated NCAA rules by betting on collegiate sports last year, while 28.8 percent admitted to wagering on any kind of sporting event. Those figures rose to 21 percent and 33.5 percent in Division II, and 24.4 percent and 40.7 percent in Division III…"

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