As jurisdictions around the US wrestle with athlete harassment and how to handle the college-player prop bet ban the NCAA is pushing, on Thursday (11 July) the Wyoming Gaming Commission (WGC) decided to table the issue.
Under the leadership of the former Massachusetts governor, Charlie Baker, in March the NCAA began a campaign to ban prop bets involving college athletes nationwide.
As of now, 13 US states explicitly ban prop bets on college players. Lawmakers or regulators in Maryland, Ohio and Vermont banned them after the campaign began.
Arizona, Colorado, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Oregon, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia already had bans of some sort before the NCAA request.
In Illinois, Iowa, and Rhode Island, government officials chose to prohibit college-player props on in-state schools only. Indiana does not allow player props of any kind. So far, only Montana has said no to the NCAA, although other states besides Wyoming continue to mull the ..