Collegiate sports programs are increasing education for student athletes ahead of the state s sports betting launch this month, as collegiate sports betting scandals continue to swirl throughout the country.
Kentucky colleges and universities have an additional wrinkle they must contend with in the state, as Kentucky s legal age to sports bet is 18, meaning a significant portion of college students will be legally allowed to bet on sports in the commonwealth beginning their freshman year.
Nobody wants to garner the sports betting scandal headlines that have dogged the Iowa State s football program and the University of Cincinnati and University of Alabama s baseball program this past year.
Kentucky’s new laws will make it increasingly important that our educa…