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Chasing Sport - What's going on with sports betting and student athlete compensation in the U.S.?

What's going on with sports betting and student athlete compensation in the U.S.?

Chasing Sport

08/11/20 • 8 min

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Despite the sudden shutdown and gradual reopening of sports around the world due to Covid, there has been a lot of news recently regarding sports betting and student athlete compensation in the U.S. Below are some of the highlights:

1. The NFL Players' Association is offering a new program to teach former NFL football players about the potential dangers of gambling addiction. A summary of the program is provided in the article linked below:

https://www.legalsportsreport.com/42792/former-nfl-players-responsible-gambling-education/

2. The Gambling Related Harm All Party Parliamentary Group published a 72-page report examining the online gambling industry in Great Britain and the possible harmful effects that online gambling can have on people, their families and their communities. One of the key recommendations is that there should be a ban on all gambling advertising, including shirts, league sponsors, pitchside ads and also in online games like FIFA.

Below are links to the report and an excellent analysis of the report by the Northridge firm:

Report: http://www.grh-appg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Online-report-Final-June16-2020.pdf

Northridge Article: https://northridgelaw.com/potential-ban-on-gambling-advertising-in-great-britain/

3. The United States Senate Judiciary Committee conducted a hearing on Wednesday July 22, 2020 entitled "Protecting the Integrity of College Athletics." The hearing included testimony from Heather Lyke, athletic director at the University of Pittsburgh, who spoke on behalf of the University and Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), Bill Miller, president and chief executive of the American Gaming Association (AGA), and NCAA president Mark Emmert. Below is a link to a video of the hearing:

https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/protecting-the-integrity-of-college-athletics

4. The Power 5 Conferences of the NCAA (SEC, ACC, Big 10, Big 12 and Pac 12) are working on national legislation regarding compensation for student athletes. The full proposal is not yet available, but the idea generally is to standardize NIL rules across all 50 states, preempt any existing state legislation on the same subject (e.g., Florida, California and Colorado), and provide a safe harbor to the NCAA from any anti-trust litigation by student athletes.

5. #WeAreUnited College athletes from the PAC 12 conference recently published a letter in The Player's Tribune threatening to opt out of practice and game participation in the Fall semester unless their demands regarding athlete treatment, safety and racial justice were addressed by the PAC 12 Conference. In response, PAC 12 Commissioner Larry Scott said that he is "happy to discuss" the issues identified by the players.

08/11/20 • 8 min

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