University of Maryland Athletics

Pursuant to NCAA Bylaw 10.3, student-athletes and Department of Athletics staff members shall not knowingly:

1. Provide information to individuals involved in organized gambling activities concerning intercollegiate athletics competition;
2. Solicit a bet on any intercollegiate team;
3. Accept a bet on any team representing the institution;
4. Solicit or accept a bet on any intercollegiate competition for any item (e.g., cash, shirt, dinner) that has a tangible value;
5. Participate in any gambling activity that involves intercollegiate athletics through a bookmaker, a parlay card, the Internet, or any other method employed by organized gambling, including gambling activity conducted in a state sanctioned casino;
6. Solicit or accept a bet on a professional athletics team for a sport that has an NCAA-sanctioned championship; or
7. Provide information to any individual (including students and non-students) involved in organized gambling activities concerning intercollegiate athletic competition. Such information might include (but is not limited to) the mental attitude of a team or certain members of a team, the physical condition of certain individuals on a team, etc.

GAMBLING SANCTIONS

For violations of NCAA Bylaw 10.3, the following sanctions, at a minimum, will apply:

• A student-athlete who engages in activities designed to influence the outcome of an intercollegiate contest or in an effort to affect win-loss margins (i.e., "point shaving") or who solicits or accepts a bet or participates in any gambling activity through a bookmaker, a parlay card, or any other method employed by organized gambling that involves wagering on the student-athlete’s institution shall permanently lose all remaining regular-season and postseason eligibility in all sports.
• A student-athlete who solicits or accepts a bet or participates in any gambling activity that involves intercollegiate athletics or professional athletics, through a bookmaker, a parlay card or any other method employed by organized gambling, shall be ineligible for all regular-season and postseason competition for a minimum period of one year from the date of the institution's determination that a violation has occurred and shall be charged with the loss of a minimum of one season of competition. A request for reinstatement may be submitted to the NCAA on behalf of a student-athlete who has participated in such activity only upon fulfillment of the minimum conditions indicated above.

EXAMPLES OF NON-PERMISSIBLE GAMBLING ACTIVITIES (this list is not exhaustive):

• Soliciting or accepting a bet on a Bowl Game or a Final Four Game
• Participating in a football or basketball pool, regardless of the size of the entrance fee or prize, including Fantasy Leagues via the Internet
• Soliciting or accepting a bet on a NFL, NBA, or MLB game
• Soliciting or accepting a bet on any aspect of an intercollegiate competition even on statistical categories (number of home runs, number of penalties, yardage earned, etc.)

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