The NCAA and Venmo have entered a partnership aiming to end harassment of college athletes, including unwanted payment requests from losing bettors and solicitation for inside information.
According to ESPN, the agreement includes a hotline for athletes to report abuse, education on account security, and enhanced monitoring of social media trends during high-profile game instances. The hotline has been operational since Tuesday.
NCAA Managing Director of Enterprise Risk Management Clint Hangebrauck said, “We have heard of solicitation of insider information as well, ‘Hey, can you let me know if you’re going to play or not, and I’ll provide you some money,’ which is obviously really problematic for us from an integrity standpoint.”
