Gambling - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

1 / 23
About This Presentation
Title:

Gambling

Description:

Gambling Knowing The Facts 01/20/2004 Freshmen Life Skills Presentation By Derek van der Merwe, Associate Athletics Director College Gambling Scandals Other ... – PowerPoint PPT presentation

Number of Views:124
Avg rating:3.0/5.0
Slides: 24
Provided by: DV210
Learn more at: https://webs.cmich.edu
Category:
Tags: gambling

less

Transcript and Presenter's Notes

Title: Gambling


1
Gambling
  • Knowing The Facts
  • 01/20/2004
  • Freshmen Life Skills Presentation
  • By Derek van der Merwe, Associate Athletics
    Director

2
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.
3
  • Other Recent Gambling Cases
  • Pete Rose, Major League Baseball
  • Rick Neuhiesal, Washington

4
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

5
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.

6
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.

7
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

8
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

9
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.

10
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

11
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

12
A.
  • Provide information to individuals involved in
    organized gambling activities concerning
    intercollegiate athletics competition

13
B.
  • Solicit a bet on any intercollegiate team

14
C.
  • Accept a bet on any team representing the
    institution

15
D.
  • Solicit or accept a bet on any
    intercollegiate competition for any item (e.g.,
    cash, shirt, dinner) that has tangible value

16
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

17
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.

18
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

19
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

20
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

21
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

22
Organized CrimeBe careful
  • Student Bookies
  • Individuals always wanting injury reports
  • Bookies
  • Runners
  • Point Shaving

23
Your responsibility
  • RESPECT and PROTECT the integrity of sports at
    CMU
  • REPORT any concerns to the Compliance Office at
    all times
Write a Comment
User Comments (0)
About PowerShow.com