{"id":6569,"date":"2018-05-17T18:06:45","date_gmt":"2018-05-17T18:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=6569"},"modified":"2018-05-17T22:18:03","modified_gmt":"2018-05-17T22:18:03","slug":"so-much-for-the-ncaas-hard-line-against-sports-betting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/so-much-for-the-ncaas-hard-line-against-sports-betting\/","title":{"rendered":"So Much For The NCAA\u2019s Hard Line Against Sports Betting"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For years, colleges could not hold championship sporting events in Nevada<\/strong>. The National Collegiate Athletic Association<\/strong> (NCAA) would not allow it.<\/p>\n

Why?<\/p>\n

Because of sports betting<\/strong>. In fact, the era where pro sports would not even go near Las Vegas<\/strong>\u00a0is not that long ago. Perhaps because the NCAA saw how pro sports were thriving or because of the recent reversal<\/strong> of the federal ban on sports betting by the Supreme Court<\/strong> (we\u2019re betting on the latter), suddenly the organization is changing its tune.<\/p>\n

That is right. After decades of ardently opposing sports betting and fighting to keep even\u00a0daily fantasy sports<\/strong> out of college athletics, the NCAA is now in favor of sports betting<\/strong>. Of course, the NCAA supports a very specific type of sports betting, just like its pro counterparts.<\/p>\n

Las Vegas now open to the NCAA<\/h2>\n

Following the lead of the leagues, the NCAA announced on Thursday that it now supports a federal sports betting framework. Additionally, it has dropped its ban<\/strong> on championships in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

In the announcement, the NCAA said the following<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The Board of Governors\u2019 action does not impact NCAA rules that already prohibit sports wagering by student-athletes or member schools\u2019 athletics employees, including coaches. Violations of any sports wagering rules remain subject to NCAA penalties; however, the NCAA membership may reconsider appropriate consequences for those who legally bet on sports.<\/p>\n

NCAA policy restricting sports gambling sponsorships and advertising will remain in place for NCAA championships and Football Bowl Subdivision postseason bowls.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The NCAA has allowed certain sporting events to take place in Las Vegas prior to this. UNLV<\/strong> athletics are an obvious example, but Sin City has also hosted the PAC-12<\/strong> and Mountain West<\/strong> basketball tournaments, the annual Las Vegas Bowl<\/strong>, and several high profile\u00a0NCAA basketball\u00a0games at T-Mobile Arena<\/strong>, to name a few.<\/p>\n

The NCAA did emphasize the lift on the Nevada\u00a0ban is temporary<\/strong>. With sites for the basketball and football championship determined years in advance, the earliest Vegas could host a marquee national championship event would be 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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