March Madness: Don't Bet On It!
Volume 3, Issue 7
Wright State University Office of Compliance
Inside this issue: Don’t Bet On It
1
Jeopardy
2
Compliance
2
March Madness: Don’t Bet On It! Sports Wagering consists of two basic rules: 1. You may not place a bet, of any sort, on college or professional sports events in which the NCAA conducts a championship. 2. You may not give information to anyone who does place bets on college or professional sports.
Conundrum In the News
3
Recruiting Calendar
3
Understanding these rules:
NO wagers for any item (e.g., money, trophy, dinner) on a professional or college sports event, even those that don’t involve Wright State
NO sports/tournament bracket pools
NO internet gambling on sports events
NO fantasy leagues that awards a prize or requires a fee to participate
NO sports wagering using “800” or “900” phone numbers
NO exchange of information about your team with anyone who gambles (e.g., injuries, new plays, team morale, discipline problems).
Commonly Asked Questions: Q. What if there is not an entry fee, but the winner does receive a t-shirt? A. The NCAA considers a prize to be an item of value. So regardless of an entry fee, if the winner receives a t-shirt (or money, a trophy, dinner, etc.) the activity would be considered sports wagering. Q. What if the league/pool donates the entry fee to charity? A. If the league/pool requires an entry fee, even if the money goes to charity, it is considered sports wagering. Q. Does the sports wagering rule only apply to coaches and student-athletes? A. No. Sports Wagering rules apply to coaches, student-athletes, all other athletic department staff, nonathletics department institutional staff members with responsibilities within or over the athletics department (e.g., president, faculty athletics representative, individual to whom athletics reports)
Page 2
The Raider Review
Compliance Jeopardy $200
True or False: Athletics staff are allowed to wager on the upcoming March Madness tournament?
What is _________________ (See Bylaw 10.02.01)
$400
True or False: The NCAA defines a wager as an agreement in which an individual or entity agrees to give up an item of value (e.g. cash, shirt, dinner) in exchange for the possibility of gaining another Item of value.
What is _________________ (See Bylaw 10.02.02)
$600
March 8 and 9 are this type of recruiting period for XC/Track?
What is _________________ (See Recruiting Calendar)
$800
The NCAA Board of Directors recently approved how many pieces of legislation in an attempt to create a more meaningful and enforceable rule book that is directed towards the success of student-athletes?
What is _________________ (See February Raider Review)
$1000
When will the new 25 pieces of legislation recently approved by the NCAA Board of Directors become effective?
What is _________________ (See February Raider Review)
1.) False, 2.) True, 3.) Dead Period, 4.) 25, 5.) August 1, 2013
Compliance Conundrum Situation: The baseball team is in a heated debated over the upcoming NCAA basketball championships. Coach Bat, Coach Ball, and Coach Base all think that they know who is going to play in the final matchup. Each confident in their own ideas, decide to create a March Madness bracket and each put $10 in to the pot, with the winner taking all. Question: Is this situation considered sports wagering and is it permissible according to NCAA guidelines? Answer: Yes, and it is against bylaw 10.02.1, because something of value (i.e. the money) is being exchanged. Athletics staff are allowed to create a bracket for their own reference, however, they may not, in any way, enter a pool where there is an entry fee nor have the possibility of gaining something of value.
Page 3
The Raider Review IN THE NEWS
Sport
Baseball
Contact
Evaluation
Quiet
Dead
Period
Period
Period
Period
Mar. 1– 30
M. Basketball Mar. 1– 30 W. Basketball Mar. 1– 30 MXC
Mar. 1-7 Mar. 10-30
WXC/Track
Mar. 1-7 Mar. 10-30
Golf
Mar. 1– 30
M. Soccer
Mar. 1– 30
W. Soccer
Mar. 1– 30
Softball
Mar. 1– 30
Mar. 8-9 Mar. 8-9
W. Swimming Mar. 1– 30 Mar. 1– 30
W. Tennis
Mar. 1– 30
Volleyball
Mar. 1– 30
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Clemson's men track athlete ran in five indoor meets after his eligibility was complete and a women's track team member received impermissible school expenses from former program director Lawrence Johnson while training for a foreign Olympic team. The violations were outlined in the school's report sent to the NCAA last month. The report was obtained by The Associated Press through a Freedom of Information Act Request. Other violations include a Clemson runner receiving shoes from a volunteer assistant and a prospect getting bottled water on a recruiting visit last fall. Names of the athletes were redacted in the documents. The school's letter to the NCAA said Johnson did not promote "an atmosphere of compliance" in the men's and women's track programs. He was resigned as director on Jan. 8. Johnson did not return emails left by the AP.
M. Swimming Mar. 1– 30
M. Tennis
Clemson documents outline NCAA track violations By: PETE IACOBELLI, AP Sports Writer
School spokeswoman Libby Kehn said athletic director Dan Radakovich and other school representatives would not comment on the violations until the NCAA completes its investigation. Read full story here.
Office of Compliance
Trevor Doll Assistant AD for Compliance [email protected] (937) 775-2830
Wright State University Intercollegiate Athletics 3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy. Dayton, OH 45435
Amanda Pitcock Graduate Assistant [email protected]
Wright State University Office of Compliance
Inside this issue: Don’t Bet On It
1
Jeopardy
2
Compliance
2
March Madness: Don’t Bet On It! Sports Wagering consists of two basic rules: 1. You may not place a bet, of any sort, on college or professional sports events in which the NCAA conducts a championship. 2. You may not give information to anyone who does place bets on college or professional sports.
Conundrum In the News
3
Recruiting Calendar
3
Understanding these rules:
NO wagers for any item (e.g., money, trophy, dinner) on a professional or college sports event, even those that don’t involve Wright State
NO sports/tournament bracket pools
NO internet gambling on sports events
NO fantasy leagues that awards a prize or requires a fee to participate
NO sports wagering using “800” or “900” phone numbers
NO exchange of information about your team with anyone who gambles (e.g., injuries, new plays, team morale, discipline problems).
Commonly Asked Questions: Q. What if there is not an entry fee, but the winner does receive a t-shirt? A. The NCAA considers a prize to be an item of value. So regardless of an entry fee, if the winner receives a t-shirt (or money, a trophy, dinner, etc.) the activity would be considered sports wagering. Q. What if the league/pool donates the entry fee to charity? A. If the league/pool requires an entry fee, even if the money goes to charity, it is considered sports wagering. Q. Does the sports wagering rule only apply to coaches and student-athletes? A. No. Sports Wagering rules apply to coaches, student-athletes, all other athletic department staff, nonathletics department institutional staff members with responsibilities within or over the athletics department (e.g., president, faculty athletics representative, individual to whom athletics reports)
Page 2
The Raider Review
Compliance Jeopardy $200
True or False: Athletics staff are allowed to wager on the upcoming March Madness tournament?
What is _________________ (See Bylaw 10.02.01)
$400
True or False: The NCAA defines a wager as an agreement in which an individual or entity agrees to give up an item of value (e.g. cash, shirt, dinner) in exchange for the possibility of gaining another Item of value.
What is _________________ (See Bylaw 10.02.02)
$600
March 8 and 9 are this type of recruiting period for XC/Track?
What is _________________ (See Recruiting Calendar)
$800
The NCAA Board of Directors recently approved how many pieces of legislation in an attempt to create a more meaningful and enforceable rule book that is directed towards the success of student-athletes?
What is _________________ (See February Raider Review)
$1000
When will the new 25 pieces of legislation recently approved by the NCAA Board of Directors become effective?
What is _________________ (See February Raider Review)
1.) False, 2.) True, 3.) Dead Period, 4.) 25, 5.) August 1, 2013
Compliance Conundrum Situation: The baseball team is in a heated debated over the upcoming NCAA basketball championships. Coach Bat, Coach Ball, and Coach Base all think that they know who is going to play in the final matchup. Each confident in their own ideas, decide to create a March Madness bracket and each put $10 in to the pot, with the winner taking all. Question: Is this situation considered sports wagering and is it permissible according to NCAA guidelines? Answer: Yes, and it is against bylaw 10.02.1, because something of value (i.e. the money) is being exchanged. Athletics staff are allowed to create a bracket for their own reference, however, they may not, in any way, enter a pool where there is an entry fee nor have the possibility of gaining something of value.
Page 3
The Raider Review IN THE NEWS
Sport
Baseball
Contact
Evaluation
Quiet
Dead
Period
Period
Period
Period
Mar. 1– 30
M. Basketball Mar. 1– 30 W. Basketball Mar. 1– 30 MXC
Mar. 1-7 Mar. 10-30
WXC/Track
Mar. 1-7 Mar. 10-30
Golf
Mar. 1– 30
M. Soccer
Mar. 1– 30
W. Soccer
Mar. 1– 30
Softball
Mar. 1– 30
Mar. 8-9 Mar. 8-9
W. Swimming Mar. 1– 30 Mar. 1– 30
W. Tennis
Mar. 1– 30
Volleyball
Mar. 1– 30
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Clemson's men track athlete ran in five indoor meets after his eligibility was complete and a women's track team member received impermissible school expenses from former program director Lawrence Johnson while training for a foreign Olympic team. The violations were outlined in the school's report sent to the NCAA last month. The report was obtained by The Associated Press through a Freedom of Information Act Request. Other violations include a Clemson runner receiving shoes from a volunteer assistant and a prospect getting bottled water on a recruiting visit last fall. Names of the athletes were redacted in the documents. The school's letter to the NCAA said Johnson did not promote "an atmosphere of compliance" in the men's and women's track programs. He was resigned as director on Jan. 8. Johnson did not return emails left by the AP.
M. Swimming Mar. 1– 30
M. Tennis
Clemson documents outline NCAA track violations By: PETE IACOBELLI, AP Sports Writer
School spokeswoman Libby Kehn said athletic director Dan Radakovich and other school representatives would not comment on the violations until the NCAA completes its investigation. Read full story here.
Office of Compliance
Trevor Doll Assistant AD for Compliance [email protected] (937) 775-2830
Wright State University Intercollegiate Athletics 3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy. Dayton, OH 45435
Amanda Pitcock Graduate Assistant [email protected]
