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A new report from the supreme auditor agency for the federal government has warned that not enough is being done to prevent and protect against military members suffering gambling problems.

A report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) published Sept. 22 provided recommendations for the Department of Defense (DOD) after finding that updated guidance for treating military gambling problems is not being adequately implemented.

The GAO noted that the DOD revised its instructions on substance use to include gambling disorder in January and outlined steps the department and military services should take to help tackle the issue.

However, it determined that the guidance did not properly identify which parties should be responsible for implementing the guidance, leading to a gap between theory and practice.

“The instruction does not identify a party responsible for implementation of certain tasks such as designating staff who will be trained to prevent, assess, diagnose and tr..

Underdog has become the first U.S. gaming operator to sign on to use Bettor Sense, the AI-powered responsible gaming tool offered by Sportradar.

Through a new partnership announced Sept. 24, Underdog will integrate the player protection and well-being program. Bettor Sense, which Sportradar launched in July of this year, identifies high-risk players exhibiting problem gambling behavior. It also offers Underdog users access to care services from evidence-based treatment provider Birches Health.

Sportradar says that this results in a comprehensive approach that meets the industry’s rising expectations of how operators protect their players. The idea is to allow online gaming companies to take a proactive approach to detecting early signs of gambling-related risk and facilitate personalized interventions to protect users.

Bettor Sense allows operators to efficiently monitor players via continuous tracking, real-time risk score checks and clear analysis of player profiles to identify a..

The NCAA is poised to take action against another group of men’s college basketball players who are accused of violating the organization’s sports betting rules.

Just one day after levying bans against three former NCAA student-athletes, the governing body of college sports in America is pursuing additional sports betting violations against 13 former men’s basketball players who competed across six institutions:

Arizona State

Eastern Michigan

Mississippi Valley

New Orleans

North Carolina A&T

Temple

The NCAA Committee on Infractions is investigating alleged violations that include student-athletes wagering on or against their own teams, sharing information for gambling with third parties and knowingly manipulating the scoring or outcome of competitions.

An unknown number of the student-athletes also refused to cooperate with the probe.

An updated version of the NCAA guidelines includes punishments for student-athletes who influence the outcome of their own games or provide gam..

Three men’s college basketball players had their NCAA eligibility permanently revoked on Wednesday following an investigation by the organization into gambling-related infractions.

Three former Fresno State basketball players, Mykell Robinson, Steven Vasquez and Jalen Weaver received permanent bans after the NCAA Committee on Infractions initiated a probe that found the former NCAA student-athletes “manipulated their performances” to win bets with payouts distributed between themselves and third parties.

The infractions took place during the 2024-25 regular season.

NCAA gambling rules prohibit wagering by all players, coaches, and team officials on events sponsored by the organization. Rules also ban betting on professional competition.

The NCAA’s investigation was initiated in February following self-reporting by Fresno State and a sports betting integrity monitoring service about suspicious prop wagers placed on Robinson. The self-reporting by Fresno State came from head men’s ba..

Active duty service members and veterans in Colorado are being provided with mental health and responsible gambling resources with the launch of a new initiative.

The Kindbridge Research Institute announced on Monday the debut of Stigma Stand Down (SSD), an initiative in Colorado aimed at combating mental health and gambling-related issues faced by active duty service members, veterans and their families.

Kindbridge is offering resources to Colorado service members and veterans with gambling disorder, which is 3.5 times more prevalent in service members and veterans compared to civilians. According to Kindbridge, SSD provides resources to a Colorado market that is home to more than 60,000 active duty and reserve military personnel.

Kindbridge is launching SSD with the help of grants from FanDuel and the Colorado Division of Gaming.

“Stigma is a silent enemy that leaves our service members and veterans isolated, harming their families, units, and mission readiness,” said Kindbridge ..

Two more U.S. sportsbooks have hopped on the bandwagon and introduced measures designed to allow NFL bettors to protect their bets in the event that a player leaves the game with an early injury.

After DraftKings unveiled its Early Exit program a few weeks ago, which allows users to receive cash credits equal to the amount wagered if the bet in question is “significantly impacted” by a player leaving the game early due to injury, FanDuel and ESPN Bet have followed suit.

FanDuel announced on Sept. 2 a new Bet Protect program, wherein customers get bonus bets back on pre-game NFL player props if the bet-on player gets injured in the first quarter of a game. The program will pay out all straight wagers in bonus bets within 24 hours, while parlays will be re-priced with new odds. If the player in question was the only losing leg, the parlay or SGP will be paid out in bonus bets like a straight bet.

Then, on NFL kickoff day on Sept. 4, ESPN Bet launched an “injury insurance” policy that ..