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Fantasy Leagues
NCAA Bylaw 10.3
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NCAA Bylaw 10.3
Introduction. NCAA Bylaw 10.3 - Gambling
Activities. Questions? Contact
your school's compliance coordinator.
With the popularity and availability of the Internet, gambling,
sports wagering, and fantasy leagues have seen a dramatic increase in
participation over the past several years. Although such activities
are easily accessible and quickly available to you, it is
impermissible under NCAA rules and you could jeopardize your
eligiblity by participating in any of the aforementioned activities
-- including fantasy sports leagues that involve money. If you are
involved in any fantasy sports league that involves the exchange of
money, prizes, or any other tangible item of value, you may be
declared ineligible for all regular season and postseason competition
for at least one year. If it is free to enter a fantasy league and
there are no prizes awarded -- however insignificant --
then it would be permissible to participate in such a league. Please
read the following NCAA Bylaw regarding gambling activities and the
question-and-answer session that follows. Also, a printable
chart is available.
The Text.
Staff members of a member conference, staff members of
the athletics department of a member institution and
student-athletes shall not knowingly:
(a) Provide information to individuals involved in organized
gambling activities concerning intercollegiate athletics
competition;
(b) Solicit a bet on any intercollegiate team;
(c) Accept a bet on any team representing the
institution;
(d) Solicit or accept a bet on any intercollegiate
competition for any item (e.g., cash, shirt, dinner) that
has tangible value; or
(e) Participate in any gambling activity that involves
intercollegiate athletics or professional athletics, through
a bookmaker, a parlay card or any other method employed by
organized gambling.
10.3.1 0 - Sanctions.
The following sanctions for violations of Bylaw 10.3 shall
apply as follows:
(a) 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 (i.e., "point shaving") or
who solicite or accepts a bet or participates in any
gambling activity through a bookmaker, a parlay card or any
other method employed by organized gambling that involves
wagering on the student-athlete's institution shall
permanently lose all remaining regular-season and postseason
eligibility in all sports.
(b) A student-athlete who solicits or accepts a bet or
participates in any gambling activity that involves
intercollegiate athletics or professional athletics or
professional athletics, through a bookmaker, a parlay card
or any other method employed by organized gambling, 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 has occurred
and shall be charged with the loss of a minimum of one
season of competition. A request for reinstatement may be
submitted on behalf of a student-athlete who has
participated in such activity only upon fulfillment of the
minimum condition indicated above. If the student-athlete is
determined to have been involved in a subsequent violation
of any portion of Bylaw 10.3, the student-athlete shall
permanently lose all remaining regular-season and postseason
eligibility in all sports.
Question-and-Answer
Session.
Q: May a student-athlete to place a bet with a student
bookmaker?
A: No. It is not permissible for a student-athlete to use a student
bookmaker to place bets or any other method employed by organized
gambling.
Q: May a student-athlete to place a wager on any sporting event at
my school?
A: No. According to NCAA regulations, student-athletes, coaches, or
other staff members of the athletics department shall not knowingly
solicit or accept a bet on any intercollegiate team representing the
institution.
Q: Is a student-athlete allowed to gamble on the Internet?
A: No. Student-athletes are not allowed to gamble on the Internet.
Not only is Internet gambling considered an NCAA violation, it is
also illegal.
Q: May a student-athlete solicit or accept a bet on any
professional sports team?
A: No. Student-athletes and athletics department staff are prohibited
from participating in any gambling activity associated with
professional sports in those sports that the NCAA conducts a
championship. Permissible gambling activities for those who are of
legal age would include: horse racing, dog racing, and casino games
(e.g., blackjack, slot machines, etc.).
Q: May student-athletes, or athletics department staff members,
participate in office pools for the NCAA March Madness
Tournament?
A: No. Student-athletes and staff are not permitted to participate in
office pools for an NCAA tournament by filling out brackets or any
other related activity because that is a form of gambling associated
with an NCAA championship.
Q: Are fantasy football and baseball leagues permissible gambling
activities under NCAA regulations?
A: No. Because fantasy leagues (football, baseball, basketball,
hockey, golf, etc.) involve using "real" players in professional
sports, it is considered an impermissible gambling activity. If you
do not wager tangible items (i.e., cash, dinner, a shirt, etc.) then
it would be permissible.
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