Status: Board of Directors Consideration
Intent: To specify and clarify prohibited sports wagering
activities and the individuals to whom the prohibitions apply and to specify
that sports wagering includes participation in a pool or fantasy league in
which there is an opportunity to win a prize.
Bylaws: Amend 10, as follows:
"10 Ethical Conduct
"10.01 GENERAL PRINCIPLES
[10.01.1 unchanged.]
"10.02 DEFINITIONS AND APPLICATIONS
"10.02.1 Sports Wagering. Sports
wagering includes placing, accepting or soliciting a wager (on a staff member
"10.02.2 Wager. A wager is any agreement in which an individual or entity agrees to give up an item of value (e.g., cash, shirt, dinner) in exchange for the possibility of gaining another item of value. In the case of a pool or fantasy league, a wager is any agreement to participate in a pool or fantasy league in which there is an opportunity to win a prize.
[10.1 through 10.2 unchanged.]
"10.3 GAMBLING ACTIVITIES 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 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:
"(a) Staff members of an institution
"(b) Nonathletics 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);
"(c) Staff members of a conference office; and
"(d) Student-athletes.
"10.3.1 Scope of Application. The prohibition against sports wagering applies to any institutional practice or any competition (intercollegiate, amateur or professional) in a sport in which the Association conducts championship competition, in bowl subdivision football and in emerging sports for women.
"10.3.1.1 Exception. The provisions of Bylaw 10.3 are not applicable to traditional wagers between institutions (e.g., traditional rivalry) or in conjunction with particular contests (e.g., bowl games). Items wagered must be representative of the involved institutions or the states in which they are located.
"10.3.12 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 solicits 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 sports wagering on
activity involving the student-athlete
"(b) A student-athlete who solicits or
accepts a bet or participates in any gambling sports wagering
activity that involves intercollegiate athletics or professional
athletics, through the Internet, a bookmaker, or 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
"10.4 DISCIPLINARY ACTION
"Prospective or enrolled student-athletes
found in violation of the provisions of this regulation shall be ineligible for
further intercollegiate competition, subject to appeal to the Committee on
Student-Athlete Reinstatement for restoration of eligibility. (See Bylaw 10.3.12
for sanctions of student-athletes involved in violations of 10.3.)
Institutional staff members found in violation of the provisions of this
regulation shall be subject to disciplinary or corrective action as set forth
in Bylaw 19.5.2.2 of the NCAA enforcement procedures, whether such violations
occurred at the certifying institution or during the individual
Source: Mountain West Conference.
Effective Date: August 1, 2007
Proposal Category: Amendment
Topical Area: Ethical Conduct
Rationale: The legislation regarding sports wagering activities
must specifically define the individuals who are covered and the activities
that are expressly prohibited. Fantasy leagues and pools are included in this
proposal since often times there are significant prizes involved even if an
entry fee is not required. Such significant prize offerings could cause an
individual (student-athlete, coach, administrator, faculty athletics
representative and president or chancellor and/or the individual with oversight
of athletics) to attempt to affect the outcome of a contest. Given the serious
consequences (e.g., ineligibility, loss of employment) for violating this
bylaw, it is imperative that it be clearly worded and easily understood by the
membership. Adding individuals who are involved in intercollegiate athletics,
such as the faculty athletics representative, the president or chancellor and
NCAA national office staff, to the list of persons precluded from participation
in sports wagering activities establishes that the rule is uniform in its
application. Student-athletes, coaches, administrators, faculty athletics
representatives and presidents or chancellors and/or the individual with
oversight of athletics all are unequivocally subject to the rule.
Estimated Budget Impact: None.
Impact on Student Athlete
Primary Contact Person:
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History
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Oct 12, 2006 |
Submit; Submitted for consideration as an alternative to Proposal No. 2006-17-A. |
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Jan 07, 2007 |
Mgmt Council 1st Review, Forwarded for Membership Comment |
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Jan 09, 2007 |
Comment Period; Start of Comment Period |
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Mar 09, 2007 |
Comment Period; End of Comment Period; (Official Comment Totals: Support = 15, Oppose = 2, Abstain = 0) |
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Apr 16, 2007 |
Mgmt Council 2nd Review, Approved - (Yea=32, Nay=16, Abstain=0, Not Present=1) |
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Apr 26, 2007 |
Board Consideration, Tabled |