Plan proactive strategies for gambling prevention

LAS VEGAS — Most states allow some form of online gambling — and even in those that prohibit it, students can probably find workarounds. So it's a safe bet that it's happening among your campus community. Although more male student-athletes gamble, female student-athletes participate, too. Clint Speegle, Esq., Partner with Lightfoot, Franklin & White, identified some common reasons student- athletes say they gamble: boredom, competitiveness, “my non-student-athlete friends do it, so why can’t I,” and “I didn’t think the rules applied to me as long as I didn’t bet on my own team.”