It’s been over a year since NCAA president Charlie Baker urged state lawmakers and regulators to ban player prop betting on college athletes, with little response. That could be changing in New Jersey.
A bill prohibiting New Jersey sports betting operators from offering “player-specific proposition bets on college sports” was passed by the Senate’s Government, Wagering, Tourism, and Historic Preservation Committee on Thursday by a vote of 5-0.
S3080 is headed to the Senate floor.
“Proposition bets have led to a rise in the harassment of student-athletes and have threatened the integrity of college sports,” said Sen. Kristen Corrado, who introduced the bill in April following legislative attempts last year to ban college player props.
