Keeping student athletes safe from outside influences and themselves is one of the highest priorities of the NCAA, according to an NCAA spokesperson at SBC Summit North America.
A panel of experts discussed the recent movement of states to evaluate prohibiting college player prop bets and the future of regulation in college sports betting markets.
While a prohibition on such bets as college player props may seem intuitive, at least one expert believes an outright ban will not work and only force customers to unregulated spaces.
Keeping Student Athletes Safe
Mark Hicks, managing director of NCAA, explained the organization s recent request of states to prohibit college player prop betting. It s a two-fold strategy, he noted, to keep student athletes safe from abu…