Gambling

FILE - Mid-American Conference Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher speaks to reporters in Cleveland on March 12, 2020. With sports betting now legal in more than half the states and generating millions in revenue for once-apprehensive professional sports leagues, college conferences are starting to explore ways to cash in, too. The MAC was the first to jump in, selling the rights to its data and statistics to a company called Genius Sports, which will in turn sell it to sportsbooks. Steinbrecher said it is impossible to ignore the changing reality. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)

College sports eye gambling money amid safeguard concerns

By Ralph D. Russo May. 26, 2022 02:23 AM EDT

FILE - Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs (14) after an NFL football game, Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, in Foxborough, Mass. Diggs was among the athletes who either won or lost the most money for sports bettors in 2021, according to several national sports books. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson, File)

Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots 12/26/2021

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FILE - Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Leonard Fournette (7) before an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. Fournette was among the athletes who either won or lost the most money for sports bettors in 2021, according to several national sports books. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken, File)

New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 12/19/2021

Dec. 29, 2021 05:29 AM EST

FILE - Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor (28) signs autographs for fans after an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021, in Houston. Taylor was among the athletes who either won or lost the most money for sports bettors in 2021, according to several national sports books. (AP Photo/Tyler Kaufman, File)

Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans 12/5/2021

Dec. 29, 2021 05:29 AM EST

FILE - Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans (13) leaves the field during a NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills, Sunday, Dec.12, 2021 in Tampa, Fla. Evans was among the athletes who either won or lost the most money for sports bettors in 2021, according to several national sports books. (AP Photo/Alex Menendez, File)

Buffalo Bills at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 12/12/2021

Dec. 29, 2021 05:29 AM EST

FILE - Shohei Ohtani wins the Commissioner's Historic Achievement Award from Rob Manfred before Game 1 in baseball's World Series between the Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021, in Houston. Ohtani was among the athletes who either won or lost the most money for sports bettors in 2021, according to several national sports books. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)

Brooklyn Nets at Atlanta Hawks 12/10/2021

Dec. 29, 2021 05:29 AM EST

FILE - Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp (10) is interviewed after an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings, Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021, in Minneapolis. Kupp was among the athletes who either won or lost the most money for sports bettors in 2021, according to several national sports books. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn, File)

Los Angeles Rams at Minnesota Vikings 12/26/2021

Dec. 29, 2021 05:29 AM EST

These players won (and lost) sports bettors the most in 2021

By Wayne Parry Dec. 29, 2021 05:27 AM EST

FILE - Iowa State players celebrate after the Fiesta Bowl NCAA college football game against Oregon in Glendale, Ariz., in this Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021, file photo. Iowa State won 34-17. The Fiesta Bowl Organization announced a multi-year partnership with Caesars Entertainment on Monday, Aug. 23, 2021, pairing one of the biggest postseason college football games with legal sports gambling in Arizona. It’s the first partnership between a college bowl game and a company that specializes in sports betting. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Fiesta Bowl, Caesars announce sports betting partnership

By David Brandt Aug. 23, 2021 12:03 PM EDT

Kentucky quarterback Terry Wilson (3) throws the ball during an NCAA college football game against South Carolina, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020, in Lexington, Ky. North Carolina State (8-3) is a 2 ½-point underdog against Kentucky (4-6) in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl, a number the Wolfpack consider a slight heading into Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021 game in Jacksonville. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)

NC State seething in underdog role vs Kentucky in Gator Bowl

By Mark Long Jan. 01, 2021 10:48 AM EST

FILE — In this Nov. 11, 2020 file photo, Western Michigan's Nick Mihalic (39) grabs the onside kick against Toledo during the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game in Kalamazoo, Mich. An NCAA official voiced concern, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, over sports betting on the performance of individual student athletes, and suggested that gambling regulators consider restrictions on such wagers to protect the integrity of the games. (Joel Bissell/Kalamazoo Gazette via AP)

Toledo at Western Michigan 11/11/2020

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FILE — In this Nov. 10, 2020 file photo, Ohio Bobcats wide receiver Isiah Cox (6) runs the ball past Akron Zips linebacker Julian Richardson (7) during an NCAA football game in Athens, Ohio. An NCAA official voiced concern, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, over sports betting on the performance of individual student athletes, and suggested that gambling regulators consider restrictions on such wagers to protect the integrity of the games. (AP Photo/Emilee Chinn, FIle)

Sports betting: Even Thanksgiving pickup football isn’t safe

By Wayne Parry Nov. 26, 2019 08:52 AM EST
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Each Thanksgiving, families and friends across America face off in backyards or public parks in pre-meal football games they dub ...

NCAA says no football injury reports this season

By The Associated Press Aug. 07, 2019 06:06 PM EDT
Standardized injury reports will not be implemented across college football this season after the NCAA explored the possibility in response to the rise of legalized...

Southeastern Conference commissioner Greg Sankey speaks during the NCAA college football Southeastern Conference Media Days, Monday, July 15, 2019, in Hoover, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Sankey talks link between sports gambling, mental health

By John Zenor Jul. 15, 2019 04:02 PM EDT

Missouri quarterback Kelly Bryant speaks during the NCAA college football Southeastern Conference Media Days, Monday, July 15, 2019, in Hoover, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

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Jul. 15, 2019 02:48 PM EDT

Sankey: Sports gambling, transfer waivers among SEC topics

By John Zenor May. 27, 2019 03:43 PM EDT
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Greg Sankey does a little bragging when asked about the main item on the agenda for this week's Southeastern Conference spring meetings. ...