As stated by the Managing Director of the National College Athletics Association, the organization is fairly aware of the extent of harassment that bettors face on social media.
According to him, the organization tallied 50,000 instances of athlete harassment on the internet, 4,000 of which were significant enough to be reported to the website, the authorities, or in certain situations both.
The National College Athletics Association has been focusing more on athlete protection as it develops and expands its sports betting protocols, since about half of those 4,000 incidents may have been related to sports betting.
According to him, the organization tallied 50,000 instances of athlete harassment on the internet, 4,000 of which were significant enough to be reported to the website, the authorities, or in certain situations both.
The National College Athletics Association has been focusing more on athlete protection as it develops and expands its sports betting protocols, since about half of those 4,000 incidents may have been related to sports betting.