COLUMBIA — Mizzou Athletics is preparing for an increase in online harassment toward student-athletes when sports betting becomes legal in Missouri in December.

An NCAA study published in June indicated and angry bettors are a common source of harassment toward college athletes.

The study, which examined online abuse and harassment during men's and women's basketball tournaments, found that abuse on the men's side of the 2025 March Madness tournament increased by 140% since the previous year's study.

Missouri sports betting will launch on Dec. 1 after voters legalized sports betting in November 2024 through the passage of Amendment 2.

The amendment to the Missouri constitution allows bettors to bet on in-state college teams, like the Missouri Tigers, and in-state college games, alo

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