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The NCAA is considering a proposition that would allow professional athletes and employee to bank on professional sports and shift enforcement efforts to college sports betting and "behaviors that straight impact video game stability."

The NCAA said Wednesday that "a number of sports betting-related offenses by staff members at NCAA schools" have been resolved over the last few years and noted its enforcement personnel is working on providing notices of accusations in a number of ongoing gaming cases.

"NCAA guidelines prohibiting sports wagering at all levels were written and embraced at a time when sports gaming was mostly illegal across the country," stated Josh Whitman, athletics director at Illinois and council chairman. "As banking on sports has ended up being more extensively accepted across the nation, Division I members have actually figured out that more conversation of these sports wagering rules is necessitated, particularly as it relates to the possible distinctions in between wagering on expert vs. college sports."

"The enforcement personnel's sports betting-related caseload has significantly increased recently, and our staff - including our new sports wagering integrity unit - has worked in detecting and pursuing violations," said Jon Duncan, NCAA vice president of enforcement.

Dr. Deena Casiero, the NCAA's primary medical officer, said permitting professional sports betting might be more effective and reasonable than an "abstinence-only" method, clearing the way for education and much better understanding of the risks.

"By fulfilling student-athletes where they are, schools may be more efficient at preventing, determining and supporting student-athletes with troublesome betting habits," Casiero stated.

- Endorsed a recommended cap of 32 regular-season video games in both men's and ladies's basketball start with the 2026-27 season. Critics consist of early-season competition organizers who say the change might lead to fewer marquee matches.

- Introduced a proposal to include females's flag football to the emerging sports for females program. Flag football has proliferated in appeal and will make its Olympic debut at the 2028 Games in Los Angeles.

- Adopted scheduling flexibility modifications permitting Football Championship Subdivision programs to contend in 12 regular-season video games every year, starting in 2026.

- Voted to present proposals that, if also supported by Divisions II and III, would develop NCAA champions for females's stunt and women's acrobatics and toppling as early as spring 2027. The sports have grown in popularity.

- Voted to separate the scoring at the fencing champions to acknowledge winning teams in both guys's and females's fencing. Currently, women's-just teams are statistically unable to win the championship game under the existing scoring format. The modification likewise needs support by Divisions II and III.