‘A target on their back’: college athletes face wave of abuse amid gambling boom
Sports Game · 2024-10-05
‘A target on their back’: college athletes face wave of abuse amid gambling boom
College athletes are facing “significant abuse” amid a surge in harassment unleashed by America’s gambling boom, according to US sports officials who say students are increasingly subject to death threats, harassment and demands for money.
A handful of state regulators have moved to ban legal gambling platforms from offering certain types of bets on collegiate sports as a result of the “inherently problematic” surge in harassment of college athletes online, at venues and in dorms.
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