Senator Corrado introduces bill that would ban prop bets to protect student-athletes
NEW JERSEY – Senator Kristin Corrado recently introduced legislation that would prohibit sports wagering licensees in New Jersey from offering or accepting wagers on player-specific proposition bets on collegiate sports.
“Proposition bets have led to a rise in the harassment of student-athletes and have threatened the integrity of college sports,” said Corrado (R-40). “I have heard about many individuals who have been the victim of online harassment because they didn’t perform to the expectation of a bettor who made a side wager. This legislation will ban player-specific prop betting in New Jersey, which will help curb that appalling behavior, and make college athletic events safer for all participants.”
Under Corrado’s bill, S-3080, a proposition bet is defined as a side wager on a part of a sport or athletic event that does not concern the final outcome. Player-specific proposition bets may include the particular statistical performance lines of certain players and which player will score first.
College proposition betting is currently banned in many states, with Ohio, Maryland, and Louisiana as the latest to implement legislation.
