After the Ohtani case, the association wants to end betting

President of the association National Collegiate Athletic Association of the USA (NCAA in English), Charlie Baker, called for a ban on so-called “prospective betting” in college sports.

Proposal Baker It comes at a time when the growing relationship between the world of betting and professional sports in the United States is causing alarm in the country.

At the moment, both the professional basketball league, the NBA and baseball, MLBare dotted with betting scandals involving two players, Jontay Porter of the Raptors and Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers.

In that context, Baker said in a statement that the NCAA wants to protect college players.

“The NCAA draws a line on sports betting to protect student athletes and the integrity of sports. The problems across the country in recent days show that there is more work to be done,” he said. Baker.

Many states do not allow future betting on college sports and Baker He wants a ban to make them completely illegal.

Prospective betting allows you to bet on multiple aspects of an event: from the points or goals a player will score, to the passes he makes, the balls he hits or the meters he covers.

Since forward betting allows betting on the actions of individual players, some athletes have been harassed by individuals who have lost money on these types of bets.

But they also allow players to potentially influence bets on purpose.

In case of Jontay Porter, Raptors player He left the matches he played with his team on two occasions due to injuries.

DraftKings, a sportsbook, reported that Porter’s injuries meant a lot of money for people betting on the player, prompting suspicion and an investigation by NBA.