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Montana State student-athletes are subject to NCAA, Big Sky Conference, and Montana State University rules. This section serves to provide an overview of issues that affect student-athletes at Montana State. Please contact Bobcat Compliance regarding any questions.
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Important Definitions
BOOSTER
A representative of athletics interest (i.e., a "booster") is anyone who:
- Has made a contribution to the athletic department or booster club;
- Is a member of the Bobcat Club or any sport specific booster club;
- Has provided benefits to an enrolled student-athlete or his/her family;
- Has helped arrange employment for a student-athlete;
- Has purchased season tickets; OR
- Has otherwise promoted the athletic program in any manner.
Once a person has been identified as a booster, he/she retains this identity indefinitely.
EXTRA BENEFITS
Student-athletes may not receive any extra benefits. “Extra Benefits’ refers to any special arrangement by an MSU employee or booster to provide a student-athlete or his/her relative(s) or friend(s) with a benefit not expressly authorized by NCAA rules. Extra benefits include, but are not limited to:
EXTRA BENEFITS
Student-athletes may not receive any extra benefits. “Extra Benefits’ refers to any special arrangement by an MSU employee or booster to provide a student-athlete or his/her relative(s) or friend(s) with a benefit not expressly authorized by NCAA rules. Extra benefits include, but are not limited to:
- Cash
- Loans (even if they are repaid)
- The loan or gift of other tangible items (e.g., clothes, cars, jewelry, etc)
- Free or reduced housing arrangements
- The promise of employment after enrollment
- Special discounts
- Employment of parents, friends, or relatives
- Arrangements for reduced charges for professional or personal services
- Use of an automobile, recreational vehicle, or other personal property
- Co-signing a note for a loan
- Guarantee of bonds
- Payment of or arrangement of transportation incurred by relatives or friends of a prospect
- The purchase of meals or services at commercial establishments
- Any other benefit not generally available to the institution’s general student body
Please let the compliance office (406-994-5279) know if anyone attempts to provide you with extra benefits.
SPORTS WAGERING
NCAA rules strictly prohibit student-athletes and athletics department staff members from sports wagering on ANY intercollegiate, amateur, or professional athletics contests in which the NCAA conducts a championship in that sport. Sports wagering is any situation in which an individual agrees to give up any item of tangible value (e.g. cash, clothes, dinner, etc) in exchange for the possibility of gaining/winning another item of value based on the outcome of an athletics event. Any type of betting “pool” (e.g., March Madness, Super Bowl), including office pools and pools organized by family, friends, neighbors, etc. for cash or other prizes is impermissible. In addition, the sports wagering prohibitions include paid Fantasy Leagues, daily fantasy sports, or anything with involving a bookmaker ("bookie") or parlay card.
SPORTS WAGERING
NCAA rules strictly prohibit student-athletes and athletics department staff members from sports wagering on ANY intercollegiate, amateur, or professional athletics contests in which the NCAA conducts a championship in that sport. Sports wagering is any situation in which an individual agrees to give up any item of tangible value (e.g. cash, clothes, dinner, etc) in exchange for the possibility of gaining/winning another item of value based on the outcome of an athletics event. Any type of betting “pool” (e.g., March Madness, Super Bowl), including office pools and pools organized by family, friends, neighbors, etc. for cash or other prizes is impermissible. In addition, the sports wagering prohibitions include paid Fantasy Leagues, daily fantasy sports, or anything with involving a bookmaker ("bookie") or parlay card.
