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NFL Clarifies Prop-Bet Limits, Bars Prediction Markets in Integrity Memo

The league cast the step as an integrity safeguard following recent federal gambling cases in other sports.

Overview

  • Thursday’s memo to clubs and a player briefing reiterated long-standing restrictions and formalized four prohibited wager categories.
  • The banned categories cover bets that are inherently objectionable, tied to officiating, determinable by one person in one play, or pre-determined outcomes.
  • Prediction-market platforms were labeled prohibited gambling activity for NFL personnel, alongside reminders of existing betting rules.
  • The NFL detailed added safeguards, including former law-enforcement liaisons assigned to each team and a specialized unit monitoring insider threats and social media.
  • Cumulative-stat props remain available, and sportsbooks indicate current NFL menus already align closely with these restrictions, so few immediate changes are expected.