The organisation is looking to take a proactive approach to preventing gambling-related harm amongst the student athletes and staff within its member colleges and raise further awareness of the issue.
Mike Holinski, VP Partnerships at EPIC, commented: “There has been plenty of recent discussion around sports wagering involving student-athletes, so this is a timely collaboration.”
In detail, PAC has become the first NCAA Division III conference to agree a bespoke consultancy and education program with EPIC to inform and protect the competition’s key participants regarding sports wagering issues.
This will be through a programme focused on helping staff to identify the potential risks posed by the continued growth of all forms of gambling.
“We commend the PAC for taking additional steps to ensure that every individual within their competition is receiving additional information on the kind of ..