Gambling
NCAA rules prohibit you from gambling on amateur, professional or intercollegiate sporting events (in NCAA championship or emerging sports) or providing information to individuals who are involved in organized gambling activities. Any student-athlete who participates in any gambling activity that involves amateur, intercollegiate or professional athletics (in NCAA championship or emerging sports) shall be ineligible for competition for a minimum of one year and lose a season of competition. A student-athlete who engages in any activity designed to influence the outcome of an intercollegiate contest (e.g., point shaving) shall permanently lose all remaining eligibility in all sports.
Sports Wagering Activities
The following individuals shall not knowingly participate in sports wagering activities or provide information to individuals involved in or associated with any type of sports wagering activities concerning intercollegiate, amateur or professional athletics competition:
- Staff members of an institution's athletics department
- Non-athletics department staff members who have responsibilities within or over the athletics department (e.g., chancellor or president, faculty athletics representative, individual to whom athletics reports)
- Staff members of a conference office
- Student-athletes
Sports Wagering Sanctions
The following sanctions for violations of the sports wagering rules shall apply:
- A student-athlete who engages in activities designed to influence the outcome of an intercollegiate contest or in an effort to affect win-loss margins ("point shaving") or who participates in any sports wagering activity involving the student-athlete's institution shall permanently lose all remaining regular-season and postseason eligibility in all sports.
- A student-athlete who participates in any sports wagering activity through the Internet, a bookmaker or a parlay card shall be ineligible for all regular-season and postseason competition for a minimum of a period of one year from the date of the institution's determination that a violation occurred and shall be charged with the loss of a minimum of one season of eligibility. If the student-athlete is determined to have been involved in a later violation of any portion of Bylaw 10.3, the student-athlete shall permanently lose all remaining regular-season and postseason eligibility in all sports.
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