The 2025 NCAA tournament starts on Tuesday evening with two of the “first four” games set to determine seeds in the bracket.
While each team hopes they can win every game they have an effort in, there will also be millions of sports betting, where patrons of sports books also hope for victory.
On the other hand, NCAA launched a bet-related campaign Tuesday, which focused on what has unfortunately become a major problem during march Madness harassment of players and teams.
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NCAA launched a bet -related campaign on Tuesday focused on what has become a major problem during March Madness: Harassment of players and teams. (Rick osentoski-stated images)
The video launched on social media platforms is entitled “Don’t be a Loser”, in which the governing body asks for basketball fans so as not to bring their deficiencies to the bet market.
“Only one loser would harass college athletes after losing an effort, but it happens almost every day,” the video says.
The American Gaming Association announced on Thursday that an estimated $ 3.1 billion is expected to be legally expected to bet on men’s and woman’s NCAA tournaments, which is not only a 12% increase over the year but more than doubles the estimated $ 1.39 billion on the Super Bowl Lix last month.
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But since the federal ban on sports betting was beaten in 2018, we have seen too many situations where athletes, both college and professionals, have received direct messages and more with failed bettors asking for money back, ridiculing them or worse, issued death threats.
The American Gaming Association announced on Thursday that an estimated $ 3.1 billion is expected to be legally expected to bet on men’s and women’s NCAA tournaments. (Robert Goddin-Preferred Pictures)
NCAA revealed data trends showing that 1 out of 3 “high -profile athletes receive violent messages from someone with a betting interest.” 90% of harassment is also generated either online or via social media.
For March Madness specifically, a separate study from NCAA in October 2024 found that 80% of online abuse was targeted at NCAA tournament players.
And of the online abuse, the study found that almost three times as many threats were received by women’s players compared to men’s players.
For March Madness specifically, a separate study from NCAA in October 2024 found that 80% of online abuse was targeted at NCAA tournament players. (Rick osentoski-stated images)
“Anger fans send several violent messages and threats to student athletes, publicly and privately due to lost bets placed on the athlete’s performance in a game,” NCAA President Charlie Baker said in a press release. “These actions are seriously threatening student athletes mental health and well-being, while we damage the college athletics environment. We need fans to do better.”
