Kentucky's legalization of sports betting has put college track and field teams on high alert.

Lexington, Kentucky (KT) – Bluegrass sports betting will soon be legal, and Kentucky colleges are telling student-athletes that the NCAA prohibits any form of gambling during the college eligibility period. Additional measures have been taken to raise awareness.

The Kentucky Legislature passed a sports betting bill last spring despite opposition from the Kentucky Baptist Association and other groups. Face-to-face sports betting at locations such as Red Mile, Turfway Park, Ellis Park and Churchill Downs will begin September 7th. Online sports betting is set to launch in September. 28. Kentucky is currently one of 37 states with legalized sports betting. 에볼루션 카지노 바카라

Tony Neely, assistant director of athletics communications and public relations at the University of Kentucky, said the university's athletics department "has always educated student-athletes about gambling issues," but goes one step further. Stated. more common in the Commonwealth. 마이크로게이밍 슬롯  "With the impending introduction of legalized gambling in Kentucky, the British Athletics Association has expanded its educational programme," he said. This university is affiliated with the United States. Integrity, according to its website, is a company that provides "sports integrity solutions for NCAA conferences and colleges." professional leagues and individual teams.” U.S. Integrity says it “works closely with regulators from numerous gaming control boards and offer a variety of fraud protection tools for sportsbooks.” The company says it services are focused strictly on intelligence, monitoring, investigation, and education. 안전 온라인 카지노

Neely said U.S. Integrity has been the primary sports wagering monitor for the Southeastern Conference since 2018. On Monday, the company announced a partnership with RealResponse, a service that builds on a tip hotline that will give college administrators a direct line to investigators.

  “At the beginning of the fall semester, U.S. Integrity came to campus and had an educational session for the entire UK Athletics department — coaches, staff and student-athletes,” Neely said. “Each team also has educational sessions and reminders.” 

 Eastern Kentucky University Athletics Director Matt Roan said educating student-athletes about sports betting “certainly requires a lot more attention, more education and monitoring” moving forward. "I think accessibility is a very important issue for coaches. We all share the responsibility to ensure the protection and supervision of student-athlete eligibility." "Current Compliance Officer "They're the people who oversee our department and educate them about the NCAA rules and bylaws, but I think the responsibility for doing what's right for everyone and strengthening them really lies with everyone, including the student-athletes." said Roan. Kentucky football coach Mark Stoops said he educated players about college gambling and its impact on the college movement back to his days as a player at the University of Iowa. He added that the technology made it more prone to potential problems. "Perhaps across the country people are doing things innocently, thanks to phones and apps, and the stories you've seen make it more common among people. I think," he said.