Indiana University Athletics
Compliance Question Of The Week
Compliance Question Of The Week
Question:
There's an awful lot of sports on TV over the next few days - and my urge to immerse myself deeply into every single result has led me to consider some friendly wagers on the outcomes. I wanna drop $10 that the Lions will take the Pats. What do you think?
Answer:
I think if you work in the Indiana University Athletic Department, you are soon to be a victim of the ever-vigilant, omnipresent Compliance Officers.....DON'T DO IT. And not just because it's the Lions. Here's the rules - in full!
10.02.1 - Sports Wagering.
Sports wagering includes placing, accepting or soliciting a wager (on a staff member's or student-athlete's own behalf or on the behalf of others) of any type with any individual or organization on any intercollegiate, amateur or professional team or contest. Examples of sports wagering include, but are not limited to, the use of a bookmaker or parlay card; Internet sports wagering; auctions in which bids are placed on teams, individuals or contests; and pools or fantasy leagues in which an entry fee is required and there is an opportunity to win a prize.
(Fantasy Leagues stuff is only OK if there is absolutely no "ante" - of any kind - and no prize - of any kind. Bragging rights is it. Wagering or potentially winning anything tangible - however long the odds - is impermissible. See this article, especially # 6 for details. You heard it here - no pools or fantasy leagues that have ANYTHING of value involved).
10.02.2 - Wager.
A wager is any agreement in which an individual or entity agrees to give up an item of value (e.g., cash, shirt, dinner) in exchange for the possibility of gaining another item of value.
10.3 - SPORTS WAGERING ACTIVITIES
The following individuals shall not knowingly participate in sports wagering activities or provide information to individuals involved in or associated with any type of sports wagering activities concerning intercollegiate, amateur or professional athletics competition: (a) Staff members of an institution's athletics department; (b) Nonathletics department staff members who have responsibilities within or over the athletics department (e.g., chancellor or president, faculty athletics representative, individual to whom athletics reports); (c) Staff members of a conference office; and (d) Student-athletes.
10.3.1 - Scope of Application.
The prohibition against sports wagering applies to any institutional practice or any competition (intercollegiate, amateur or professional) in a sport in which the Association conducts championship competition, in bowl subdivision football and in emerging sports for women.
10.3.1.1 - Exception.
The provisions of Bylaw 10.3 are not applicable to traditional wagers between institutions (e.g., traditional rivalry) or in conjunction with particular contests (e.g., bowl games). Items wagered must be representative of the involved institutions or the states in which they are located.
10.3.2 - Sanctions.
The following sanctions for violations of Bylaw 10.3 shall apply: (a) A student-athlete who engages in activities designed to influence the outcome of an intercollegiate contest or in an effort to affect win-loss margins ("point shaving") or who participates in any sports wagering activity involving the student-athlete's institution shall permanently lose all remaining regular-season and postseason eligibility in all sports. (b) A student-athlete who participates in any sports wagering activity through the Internet, a bookmaker or a parlay card shall be ineligible for all regular-season and postseason competition for a minimum period of one year from the date of the institution's determination that a violation occurred and shall be charged with the loss of a minimum of one season of eligibility. If the student-athlete is determined to have been involved in a later violation of any portion of Bylaw 10.3, the student-athlete shall permanently lose all remaining regular-season and postseason eligibility in all sports.
All that stuff is from Bylaw 10 - which is called: "Ethical Conduct".
Question:
There's an awful lot of sports on TV over the next few days - and my urge to immerse myself deeply into every single result has led me to consider some friendly wagers on the outcomes. I wanna drop $10 that the Lions will take the Pats. What do you think?
Answer:
I think if you work in the Indiana University Athletic Department, you are soon to be a victim of the ever-vigilant, omnipresent Compliance Officers.....DON'T DO IT. And not just because it's the Lions. Here's the rules - in full!
10.02.1 - Sports Wagering.
Sports wagering includes placing, accepting or soliciting a wager (on a staff member's or student-athlete's own behalf or on the behalf of others) of any type with any individual or organization on any intercollegiate, amateur or professional team or contest. Examples of sports wagering include, but are not limited to, the use of a bookmaker or parlay card; Internet sports wagering; auctions in which bids are placed on teams, individuals or contests; and pools or fantasy leagues in which an entry fee is required and there is an opportunity to win a prize.
(Fantasy Leagues stuff is only OK if there is absolutely no "ante" - of any kind - and no prize - of any kind. Bragging rights is it. Wagering or potentially winning anything tangible - however long the odds - is impermissible. See this article
10.02.2 - Wager.
A wager is any agreement in which an individual or entity agrees to give up an item of value (e.g., cash, shirt, dinner) in exchange for the possibility of gaining another item of value.
10.3 - SPORTS WAGERING ACTIVITIES
The following individuals shall not knowingly participate in sports wagering activities or provide information to individuals involved in or associated with any type of sports wagering activities concerning intercollegiate, amateur or professional athletics competition: (a) Staff members of an institution's athletics department; (b) Nonathletics department staff members who have responsibilities within or over the athletics department (e.g., chancellor or president, faculty athletics representative, individual to whom athletics reports); (c) Staff members of a conference office; and (d) Student-athletes.
10.3.1 - Scope of Application.
The prohibition against sports wagering applies to any institutional practice or any competition (intercollegiate, amateur or professional) in a sport in which the Association conducts championship competition, in bowl subdivision football and in emerging sports for women.
10.3.1.1 - Exception.
The provisions of Bylaw 10.3 are not applicable to traditional wagers between institutions (e.g., traditional rivalry) or in conjunction with particular contests (e.g., bowl games). Items wagered must be representative of the involved institutions or the states in which they are located.
10.3.2 - Sanctions.
The following sanctions for violations of Bylaw 10.3 shall apply: (a) A student-athlete who engages in activities designed to influence the outcome of an intercollegiate contest or in an effort to affect win-loss margins ("point shaving") or who participates in any sports wagering activity involving the student-athlete's institution shall permanently lose all remaining regular-season and postseason eligibility in all sports. (b) A student-athlete who participates in any sports wagering activity through the Internet, a bookmaker or a parlay card shall be ineligible for all regular-season and postseason competition for a minimum period of one year from the date of the institution's determination that a violation occurred and shall be charged with the loss of a minimum of one season of eligibility. If the student-athlete is determined to have been involved in a later violation of any portion of Bylaw 10.3, the student-athlete shall permanently lose all remaining regular-season and postseason eligibility in all sports.
All that stuff is from Bylaw 10 - which is called: "Ethical Conduct".