Overview
- Divisions II and III approved the change after an earlier Division I vote, completing a policy that takes effect Nov. 1 for athletes and athletics staff.
- Wagering on college competitions remains prohibited, as does sharing insider information, and NCAA championship sponsorships tied to betting stay banned.
- Officials emphasize education and harm reduction for participants, and individual schools may still bar all sports betting by their athletes and staff.
- Enforcement continues with roughly 30 current or former men's basketball players under investigation and three athletes from Fresno State and San Jose State recently ruled permanently ineligible.
- The approvals landed within a day of FBI arrests of NBA-linked figures in a separate gambling probe that authorities say does not involve college basketball.