NCAA athletes and athletic department staff will not be allowed to bet on professional sports after the organization's membership voted as of Friday to rescind a rule change that would have permitted those bets.

The move follows a string of high-profile gambling cases that have raised questions about the integrity of competition in college and pro sports. In late October, Chauncey Billups, coach of the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers , and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier were arrested in a takedown of two sprawling alleged gambling operations. Rozier was accused of exploiting private information about players to win bets on NBA games.

The NCAA announced two weeks ago that it was revoking the eligibility of six men's basketball players over allegations of sports betting . And on Frid

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