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While everyone who pays attention to sports has been focused on games and front-page betting scandals, the NCAA quietly approved allowing student-athletes to bet on professional sports. What could possibly go wrong?

Thankfully on Nov. 21 , a day before sports betting was going to be permitted, two-thirds of Division I schools rescinded their approval.

Over half a million student-athletes play college sports. This means over half a million students would have been eligible to bet without fear of sanction from their coaches, schools or even the governing body of college sports.

Sports betting is a huge business in this country, with legalized sportsbooks operating in 39 states plus D.C. and Puerto Rico. Over $150 billion was legally wagered

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