They would lose a year of eligibility.

 

NCAA says FanDuel, DraftKings participation will cost athletes eligibility | NCAA Basketball | Sporting News

I don't know how I feel about this. At the very least it will get people talking about expanded gaming / gambling and its obvious revenue stream.

There goes the one year of eligibility I have left.

I would have been out of eligibility by third grade, counting the red shirt year if they counted the $1 football card my dad let me play every week growing up.

So are they going to get the same punishment if they pay to join ESPN's bracket challenge?

Stupid ruling. It's not like point shaving, you play to score the most points.

Stupid ruling. I guess they are more worried about the college games they offer. It's not like point shaving, you play to score the most points.

So are they going to get the same punishment if they pay to join ESPN's bracket challenge?

 

If i'm not mistaken, college athletes haven't been allowed to participate in that for years. I know my freshman year, we received an email from the AD and Compliance that if we participate we are risking our eligibility.

Stupid ruling. It's not like point shaving, you play to score the most points.

And if you allow the team you are playing to score a lot of points that would be where the issue is.

 

Can you bet on college via Fan duel or is it only pro?

Is this going forward? What if someone played last week?

Is this going forward? What if someone played last week?

 

The NCAA would find a way to say they gambled making them ineligible or something stupid to that extent.

The NCAA is stupid.

I still play sometimes. Maybe I'll withdraw all the money I've won, but I don't think I'll be suspended any time soon.

I just Tweeted this:

 

The NCAA's collective heads would explode if they knew how many athletes (allegedly) participated in NCAA Tournament and KY Derby pools.

I just Tweeted this:

 

The NCAA's collective heads would explode if they knew how many athletes (allegedly) participated in NCAA Tournament and KY Derby pools.

 

ha yeah no kidding. They'd be mind blown to know the exact number.