Gambling

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Gambling

• Knowing The Facts
• 01/20/2004
• Freshmen Life Skills Presentation
• By Derek van der Merwe, Associate Athletics
  Director

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College Gambling Scandals

• ARIZONA STATE
• Gambling Offense Shaved points in four games
  during ASUs 1993-1994 season.
• Penalty
• One year in prison
• Three years probation
• 8,000 fine

• FLORIDA
• Gambling Offense Dupay violated NCAA
  prohibition against betting on college sports
  games.
• Penalty
• Declared ineligible to play basketball in his
  senior year at Florida.

• NORTHWESTERN
• Gambling Offense Four players shaved points in
  3 Big 10 Conference games during 1995.
• Penalty
• One month in Federal Prison
• Must give gambling talks to other colleges for 5
  years
• Two years probation

FLORIDA STATE Gambling Offense McPherson and
team manager bet on Florida State games through
campus bookie. Penalty Coach Bowden kicked
McPherson off the Florida State football team
during his freshman year.
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• Other Recent Gambling Cases
• Pete Rose, Major League Baseball
• Rick Neuhiesal, Washington

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Case 1

• Facts For a period of approximately five months,
  the assistant men's tennis coach wagered a total
  of approximately 300 on sporting events,
  including intercollegiate sporting events.
  Further, on at least two occasions, the assistant
  coach wagered on the institution at which he was
  employed.
• Results The assistant men's tennis coach was
  suspended from all coaching related activities
  for a period of two years

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Case 2

• Facts Freshman SA placed five bets on college
  and professional football games through an
  Internet gambling service.
• Results Eligibility reinstated for SA on
  September 15, 2001, and after he is charged with
  a season of eligibility.

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Case 3

• Facts During a two and one-half week period, a
  student-athlete wagered (while a football
  student-athlete at another college) a total of
  3,800 on two college football contest and the
  baseball world series.
• Results The student-athlete was stripped of all
  eligibility.

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Case 4

• Facts Student-athlete participated in an
  organized sports pool in which they picked
  winners of numerous intercollegiate contests.
  SAs won pool on one occasion. SAs were not
  required to pay fee to enter pool.
• Results SA forced to miss competitions

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Case 5

• Facts Several members of the athletics
  department staff (i.e., managers, coaches and
  administrative staff) participated in a pool
  involving NCAA Division I mens basketball
  tournament. No money was ever collected
• Results Staff disciplined for participating

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Case 6

• Facts Two SAs from different institutions
  wagered institutional equipment (jerseys) based
  upon the final competitive record between two
  institutions in sport over a five-year period. SA
  lost wager and provided team jersey to other SA.
• Results SA was fined and must attend counseling.

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Facts

• 25 of male student-athletes wager on collegiate
  sports
• 4 admit to wagering on a game in which they have
  played
• 5 admit to receiving money from gambler for not
  playing well in a game

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NCAA RULES

• 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

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A.

• Provide information to individuals involved in
  organized gambling activities concerning
  intercollegiate athletics competition

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B.

• Solicit a bet on any intercollegiate team

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C.

• Accept a bet on any team representing the
  institution

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D.

• Solicit or accept a bet on any
  intercollegiate competition for any item (e.g.,
  cash, shirt, dinner) that has tangible value

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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

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What do these rules mean?

• You may not place any bet on any college or
  professional sports event.
• You may not give information to anyone who does
  place bets on college or professional sports.

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That Means

• NO wagers on any profession or college sports
  event, event those that dont involve your
  college
• NO sports pools, even those run by friends
• NO internet gambling
• NO sports wagering using 800 numbers
• NO exchange of information about you our your
  team with anybody that gambles

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The Consequences

• The minute you are discovered to have made a bet
  of any kind on any college or professional
  sport..
• Your are declared ineligible to compete in
  college sports
• You are off the team

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The Consequences

• You risk losing your scholarship
• You risk being expelled from school
• You risk being arrested and charged with a crime
  
• You risk permanently losing your eligibility for
  all collegiate sports and any institution

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Arrested?

• Sport wagering is illegal in every state except
  Nevada. Sports bribery is illegal in every
  state.
• Note Even in Nevada it is illegal for a
  student-athlete to make any wager on a sports
  event

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Organized CrimeBe careful

• Student Bookies
• Individuals always wanting injury reports
• Bookies
• Runners
• Point Shaving

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Your responsibility

• RESPECT and PROTECT the integrity of sports at
  CMU
• REPORT any concerns to the Compliance Office at
  all times