Wolverine State regulators know college athletes live in a world with sports betting, so prioritizing integrity is a major focus.“The Michigan Gaming Control Board is dedicated to fostering a transparent and compliant gaming environment, particularly in the realm of college sports betting,” MGCB Executive Director Henry Williams said.
“By hosting this panel discussion and engaging with NCAA Division I collegiate officials involved with overseeing compliance, talking about ways in which we might be able to work together to prevent student-athletes from illegally gambling, we aim to uphold the highest standards of integrity and responsibility.”College athletes are wagering on sports, despite it being against NCAA policy. There have been several highly-publicized cases over the last year at Iowa and Iowa State, where.
There are nearly 100 colleges and universities in the Wolverine State with thousands of students competing in athletics as well as 13 online sportsbooks and 20 retail shops operating in Michigan. The MGCB wants address integrity issues before they occur.The MGCB held the event to seek industry insight and discuss the governing of sports betting in college athletics, the importance of maintaining integrity, rules, regulations, and compliance measures.
IC360, which works with professional leagues and collegiate conferences as well as sports betting operators and providers, believes educating college athletes is key. “Athletes are risk takers and are conditioned to know if they practice, they can get better, but the problem is that’s not how gambling works,” Dan Trolaro, Co-Managing Director of Education and Training Services at IC360, said. “Current K-12 educational curriculums include discussions about drugs, alcohol, and stranger danger but not about gambling, risk-taking, and decision-making.