Just when I thought it couldn't get any worse. A December tournament in Las Vegas - "The Players Era Women's Basketball Showcase" - featuring six teams - UCLA, USC, South Carolina, Notre Dame, Texas and Duke - plans to make an NIL payment of "Mid Seven Figures" to the participants.
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That's give or take one million per team, about as much as our WBB revenue sharing for the entire season.
stu said:
That's give or take one million per team, about as much as our WBB revenue sharing for the entire season.
Not sure if they will give it to teams to distribute as they see fit, or if there will be some special arrangements for some individual star players like Juju. In any event, it continues the trend of the rich getting richer without any guardrails.
Not necessarily applicable to this tourney, but this news and its host city being Vegas reminds me how insidious the influence of gambling has become in sports….and now even includes women's sports at the college level. I suppose it's a rather unfortunate indicator of its "success."
CalWSportsFan said:
Not necessarily applicable to this tourney, but this news and its host city being Vegas reminds me how insidious the influence of gambling has become in sports….and now even includes women's sports at the college level. I suppose it's a rather unfortunate indicator of its "success."
It involves less bookies and "unofficial" types. The technology to spot something irregular has reached new heights. That's in addition to the state regulators and regulations.
I don't like vodka, I don't drink it. It's the same with gambling. Of course people shouldn't be reacting to players "losing" their bets for them!
mbBear said:CalWSportsFan said:
Not necessarily applicable to this tourney, but this news and its host city being Vegas reminds me how insidious the influence of gambling has become in sports….and now even includes women's sports at the college level. I suppose it's a rather unfortunate indicator of its "success."
It involves less bookies and "unofficial" types. The technology to spot something irregular has reached new heights. That's in addition to the state regulators and regulations.
I don't like vodka, I don't drink it. It's the same with gambling. Of course people shouldn't be reacting to players "losing" their bets for them!
Unfortunately in this society little remains which cannot be reduced to an exchange of money.
Although apparently some players do receive threats if they don't perform according to they're betting "fans." It's just gross...all of it really.
This is from 2025: NCAA study finds over one-third of DI men's basketball student-athletes harassed by bettors
(edited to add, it's also reportedly becoming more of an issue for female athletes too...at least in terms of some pro sports)
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... the NCAA released findings of a new study that revealed 36% of Division I men's basketball student-athletes reported experiencing social media abuse related to sports betting within the last year, while 29% reported having interacted with a student on campus who had placed a bet on their team. Among football student-athletes in the Football Bowl Subdivision, 16% reported receiving negative or threatening messages, while 26% reported interacting with a student who had bet on their team.
Overall, 7% of Division I men's sports athletes reported receiving negative or threatening messages from fans who bet on their game, and 9% had experienced a student telling them that they won or lost a bet they placed on them. Rates were much lower among women's sports athletes (1% for both items). As the study's sports-betting questions asked about interactions within the past year, the results were restricted to sophomores and above.
This is from 2025: NCAA study finds over one-third of DI men's basketball student-athletes harassed by bettors
(edited to add, it's also reportedly becoming more of an issue for female athletes too...at least in terms of some pro sports)
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