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NFL Makes New Players Take Gambling Course

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Xenia Luch

26 June 2023

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The National Football League (NFL) held a press conference to spell out the league’s rules on gambling, after catching more NFL players betting on league games, The Athletic reports.

The NFL listed 6 key rules that every league player must stick to:

  • No betting on NFL games at bookies. 
  • No bets at the team’s home turf or away (including hotels). 
  • No betting for an NFL player through third parties. 
  • No sharing insider information. 
  • No signing up or visiting a bookie during the NFL season. 
  • No daily fantasy football. 

On top of these rules, the NFL announced some new steps to boost awareness of the league’s gambling policies.

Specifically, every new NFL player will have to go through an educational session on the dos and don’ts of gambling.

It’s worth noting that recent months have been packed with betting scandals involving NFL players and coaches. The league is probing Indianapolis Colts defender Isaiah Rodgers, who is suspected of betting on his own team’s games.