NCAA Owns Up To Gambling Problem



From Newsday :

The study, called the National Study on Collegiate Sports Wagering and Associated Health Risks, surveyed 21,000 athletes about their gambling practices. The results were released Wednesday in Chicago.

"The scope of sports wagering among intercollegiate student-athletes is startling and disturbing," NCAA president Myles Brand said in a statement. "Sports wagering is a double threat because it harms the well-being of student-athletes and the integrity of college sports."

The study also showed 1.1 percent of football players reported taking money for playing poorly in games. While 2.3 percent of football players admitted they were asked to influence the outcome of games because of gambling debts, 1.4 percent acknowledged altering their performance to change the outcome.

Another study taken recently revealed that 100 percent of the 2003 Oakland Raiders took money for playing poorly in games.

Posted: Wed - May 12, 2004 at 06:43 PM      

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