NCAA Bylaw 10
Education Session
Coaches & Staff
SJSU Compliance Office
December 9, 10 & 11, 2014
Bylaws 10.02 & 10.3
Sports Wagering
1. Which of the following groups are not prohibited
from placing bets on NCAA sponsored sports?
• D. Boosters
• Bylaw 10.3 prohibits the following individuals from
knowingly participating in sports wagering activities and
from providing 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.
2. If a coach has a friend who is involved in
organized gambling activities, it is OK for the
coach to give the friend information on his
team’s injuries, so long as the friend agrees
not to bet on the team.
• False
• Per Bylaw 10.3, the coach may not
provide information to individuals involved
in or associated with any type of sports
wagering activities concerning
intercollegiate, amateur or professional
athletics competition.
3. A student-athlete who is found to have placed a
bet on a team at his/her institution will be ruled
permanently ineligible.
• True
• Per Bylaw 10.3.2(a), a student-athlete will
permanently lose all remaining eligibility in all
sports if he/she:
a) Engages in activities designed to influence
the outcome of an intercollegiate contest
or affect win-loss margins; or
b) Participates in any sports wagering activity
involving the student-athlete’s institution.
4. An SJSU Athletics Department staff member
may place bets on San Jose Sharks games.
• False
• Per Bylaw 10.3.1, the prohibition against
sports wagering applies to any institutional
practice or any competition (intercollegiate,
amateur or professional) in a sport in which
the NCAA conducts championship
competition, in bowl subdivision football and
in emerging sports for women, regardless of
whether the institution sponsors the sport.
5. NCAA rules prohibit gambling on sports in which
the NCAA does not sponsor a championship, such
as Boxing.
• False
• Per Bylaw 10.3.1, the prohibition against
sports wagering only applies to any
institutional practice or competition
(intercollegiate, amateur or professional) in a
sport in which the NCAA conducts
championship competition, in bowl subdivision
football and in emerging sports for women.
Gambling Violation Example #1
FACTS:
 MGF assistant coach (AC) was involved in sports
wagering activities on golf practice rounds with
student-athletes (SAs). Specifically, on three
occasions, AC agreed to a wager of $10 with SAs
and on two separate occasions, AC lost bet and
paid SAs. AC stated that as a part of team's
organized practice activities, he would frequently
join current SAs during practice rounds to get a
better feel for their games and provide instruction
and tips. On a few occasions, a SA challenged AC
to put money on a round.
 SAs understood it was impermissible under NCAA
rules to bet on any NCAA competitions, but given
how common these informal wagers are in the sport
of golf generally, they never really gave much
thought to an informal wager during a practice round
of golf.
Gambling Violation Example #1,
cont’d…
Corrective Actions Taken:
 Institution required SAs to repay $10 to a charity of
their choice.
 Both SAs were withheld from first date of competition
when team competed in Japan.
 Institution suspended AC from all coaching activities
for one week, including institution's first competition in
Japan.
 AC issued a letter of reprimand.
 Education session with men's golf team to discuss
sports wagering legislation.
NCAA Action:
 SAs Eligibility reinstated based on institutional action
requiring each SA to donate the amount of benefit
received ($10) to charity and withholding both SAs
from institution's first date of competition.
6. Participation in any fantasy league in which an
entry fee is required and there is an opportunity to
win a prize is a violation of NCAA rules.
• True
• Bylaw 10.02.2 defines a wager as 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
(RISK & REWARD test).
• Examples of sports wagering include 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.
7. An Athletics Department staff member may
participate in a radio or television show involving
predictions of intercollegiate athletics contests.
• False
• Per an 8/24/90 NCAA Staff Interpretation,
Athletics Department staff members are
precluded from participating in radio or
television shows involving point spreads of
intercollegiate athletics contests or shows with
the primary purpose of predicting outcomes of
intercollegiate athletics contests.
8. If a coach visits a casino in Nevada, where
gambling is legal, the coach can place a bet on a
National Football League game.
• False
• Per Bylaw 10.3.1, the prohibition against
sports wagering applies to any institutional
practice or any competition
(intercollegiate, amateur or professional) in
a sport in which the NCAA conducts
championship competition, in bowl
subdivision football and in emerging sports
for women, regardless of where the betting
takes place.
9. It is permissible for a coach to have a friendly
wager with his/her neighbor on the SJSU-NMSU
game because all the winner gets is dinner.
• False
• Bylaw 10.02.2 defines a wager as 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.
Gambling Violation Example #2
FACTS:
 Assistant Athletic Trainer, Associate AD/Media
Relations, Assistant AD/Broadcasting and FAR
participated in a fantasy baseball league. The fee
to enter the league was $80 and plaques were
awarded to the top three finishers at the
conclusion of the MLB season.
 The staff members mistakenly thought that it was
permissible to participate in the league because
the league did not award cash prizes and their
institution did not sponsor baseball.
Gambling Violation Example #2,
cont’d…
Corrective Actions Taken:
 Staff members ceased their participation in
the league and were issued letters of
admonishment.
 The Director of Compliance met with staff
members individually to discuss sports
wagering legislation.
 The Compliance Office further emphasized
participation in fantasy leagues as violations
of NCAA legislation in its gambling reminders
throughout the year.
10. Participation in a “Bowl Pool” is permissible
since the bowl games are run independently of the
NCAA.
• False
• Per Bylaw 10.3.1, the prohibition against
sports wagering applies to any institutional
practice or any competition (intercollegiate,
amateur or professional) in a sport in which
the NCAA conducts championship
competition, in bowl subdivision football and
in emerging sports for women.
11. It is permissible for student-athletes to
play slot machines in Las Vegas.
• True
• NCAA sports wagering legislation applies only
to those sports in which the NCAA conducts
championship competition, in bowl subdivision
football and in emerging sports for women; it
does not extend to other gambling activities
such as poker, slot machines, horse racing,
etc...
• We do not encourage this activity!
12. It is permissible to enter a “Streak for the
Cash” contest where there is no entry fee but
a chance to win a prize.
• True
• Bylaw 10.02.2 defines a wager as 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.
13. It is impermissible to place a friendly wager on
an NFL game where the loser must change their
Facebook profile picture to the opposing team’s
logo.
• False
• Bylaw 10.02.2 defines a wager as 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.
Gambling Violation Example #3
FACTS:
• Academic tutor placed three individual bets on three NFL
teams for $25, $25 and $50. The tutor did not win any of the
bets. The tutor understood college sports wagering was
impermissible, but he was unclear whether professional
sports wagering was impermissible. The violation was
discovered by another tutor who saw the academic tutor’s
gambling bet receipts on his Facebook page.
Corrective Actions Taken:
• Tutor was suspended without pay for two weeks.
• Tutor was required to participate/present to the tutorial staff
information regarding sports wagering rules.
• Rules education conducted and a letter of admonishment
issued.
14. What is “point-shaving”?
• C. Engaging in activities designed to affect
the win-loss margin of a contest.
• Point-shaving is a type of match fixing that
has been seen numerous times in NCAA
sports.
• In the early 1950’s, point-shaving scandals
were discovered that included at least
seven NCAA basketball teams, including
two defending NCAA champions and the
NCAA suspended the Kentucky basketball
program for the 1952-53 season.
15. While sports wagering is prohibited by
NCAA rules, it is not serious enough to cause
the suspension of a team.
• False
• In 1985, five Tulane basketball players
were accused of point-shaving in multiple
games. Tulane suspended its basketball
program for four seasons (85-86 through
88-89) because of the allegations.
Bylaw 10.1
Unethical Conduct
16. Withholding information relevant to an internal
investigation of alleged NCAA rules violations is
considered unethical conduct.
• True
• Bylaw 10.1(a) defines unethical conduct as
refusal to furnish information relevant to an
investigation of a possible violation of an
NCAA regulation when requested to do so by
the NCAA or the individual's institution.
17. An academic advisor is permitted to meet with
a professor to negotiate a student-athlete’s grade
in the professor’s class.
• False
• Bylaw 10.1(b) defines unethical
conduct as knowing involvement
in arranging for fraudulent
academic credit or false
transcripts for a prospect or an
enrolled student-athlete.
Unethical Conduct Violation #1
FACTS:
• Prior to September 1, 2011, a football student-athlete
(SA) was not eligible to compete due to not meeting
progress-toward-degree requirements. On September 2,
2011, institution received information of a grade change
in one of SA's classes, and certified him eligible to
compete. When SA was traveling to an away contest, it
was determined that someone had forged the
professor's signature on the grade change form.
• The violation was discovered when Associate
AD/Academics became suspicious as to how SA
received a grade change and contacted SA's professor
to inquire about the change. The professor stated he
had not signed a grade change for SA.
Unethical Conduct Violation #1, cont’d…
Corrective Actions:
• SA was declared ineligible for practice and
competition and removed from the football
program.
• Monetary fines put in place for SAs who
falsify documents to certify eligibility.
• SA required to repay cost of trip to away
contest.
• Institutional actions applied but not
disclosed.
18. If an assistant coach fails to disclose
information relevant to an investigation of a
potential rules violation at the request of
his/her head coach, both the head and
assistant coach are in violation of ethical
conduct legislation.
• True
• Bylaw 10.1(d) prohibits knowingly furnishing or
influencing others to furnish the NCAA or the
individual's institution false or misleading
information concerning an individual's
involvement in or knowledge of matters relevant
to a possible violation of an NCAA regulation.
19. A sport’s Director of Operations is permitted to
accept payment from a sports agent for arranging
meetings with current student-athletes.
• False
• Bylaw 10.1(e) prohibits the receipt of benefits
by an institutional staff member for facilitating
or arranging a meeting between a studentathlete and an agent, financial advisor or a
representative of an agent or advisor (e.g.,
"runner").
20. A coach may provide penicillin to a studentathlete who is sick and unable to practice.
• False
• Bylaw 10.1(f) defines unethical conduct as
knowing involvement in providing a banned
substance or impermissible supplement to
student-athletes, or knowingly providing
medications to student-athletes contrary to
medical licensure, commonly accepted
standards of care in sports medicine practice,
or state and federal law.
21. When completing the SJSU admissions
application, a prospect is not required to list all
schools he/she attended.
• False
• Bylaw 10.1(g) defines unethical conduct as
failure to provide complete and accurate
information to the NCAA, the NCAA Eligibility
Center or an institution's admissions office
regarding an individual's academic record
(e.g., schools attended, completion of
coursework, grades and test scores).
Unethical Conduct Violation #2
FACTS:
• Head coach required weight-lifting and
other conditioning activities on the weekly
day off from practice, and falsified practice
time sheets.
Corrective Actions:
• Terminated head coach and adjusted
remainder of practice schedule to ensure a
weekly day off from practice.
22. If a staff member provides a prospect with
answers to the ELM/EPT, he/she has engaged in
unethical conduct.
• True
• Bylaw 10.1(h) defines unethical conduct
as fraudulence or misconduct in
connection with entrance or placement
examinations.
23. A student-athlete who uses her younger
sister’s identity to extend her NCAA eligibility has
engaged in unethical conduct.
• True
• Bylaw 10.1(i) defines unethical conduct
as engaging in any athletics competition
under an assumed name or with intent to
otherwise deceive.
24. A coach may help an international prospect by
providing her with answers to the NCAA amateur
questionnaire.
• False
• Bylaw 10.1(j) defines unethical conduct as
failure to provide complete and accurate
information to the NCAA, the NCAA Eligibility
Center or the institution's athletics department
regarding an individual's amateur status.
Unethical Conduct Violation #3
FACTS:
• A women's soccer student-athlete (SA) took a
course for a softball SA. The women's soccer
SA attended the course pretending to be the
softball SA and completed all of the required
coursework and took the exams as the
softball SA. Several members of the women's
soccer and softball teams knew about the
arrangement but did not report it to the proper
university officials.
Unethical Conduct Violation #3, cont’d…
Corrective Actions:
• Both SAs were declared ineligible and
suspended from their respective sports
indefinitely.
• The Athletics Department disassociated
itself from both SAs and did not seek
reinstatement of eligibility for either SA.
• Both SAs were suspended from the
institution for two semesters.