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NCAA Terminates Sports Betting Policy

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6 years ago

May 7, 2019

Niji Narayan

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NCAA, the collegiate governing body, has decided to end its policy that prevented championship games from being held in states with legalised sports betting.

The policy prohibited title games, such as the March Madness final, from being held in places like Las Vegas, where single-game sports betting is legal.

“While the board stressed that an exemption of college sports in any federal or state legislation is desired, it emphasised that any proposed legislation should protect student-athlete well-being and the integrity of games,” reads an NCAA statement.

NCAA President Mark Emmert said that sports betting has a significant impact on everything they do in college sports. “It’s going to threaten the integrity of college sports in many ways unless we are willing to act boldly and strongly,” he added.

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Niji Narayan

Niji Narayan has been in the writing industry for well over a decade or so. He prides himself as one of the few survivors left in the world who have actually mastered the impossible art of copy editing. Niji graduated in Physics and obtained his Master’s degree in Communication and Journalism. He has always interested in sports writing and travel writing. He has written for numerous websites and his in-depth analytical articles top sports magazines like Cricket Today and Sports Today. He reports gaming industry headlines from all around the globe.