ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – A national group that fights compulsive gambling is concerned about financial deals between colleges and sports betting companies.
The National Council on Problem Gambling on Tuesday issued a set of recommendations for such deals that aim to reduce the danger of students developing a gambling problem.
They include not compensating the schools based on the number of people the colleges refer to sign up for sports betting. And they call on schools to provide problem gambling education, and for sports betting companies to fund those efforts.
Sports betting companies including PointsBet and William Hill have reached affiliation deals with colleges including the University of Colorado, and the University of Nevada's Las