Following incidents involving college athletes being harassed by angry bettors over their performance, New Jersey is considering banning proposition bets on the statistical performance of college athletes. The state argues that student athletes are more vulnerable to pressure and harassment due to their accessibility compared to professional players.
A bill before the state Legislature aims to ban proposition bets, commonly known as 'props,' which involve betting on specific outcomes of a player's performance in a game, such as touchdowns thrown by a quarterback or rebounds collected by a basketball player.
