Study: 'Angry bettors' behind growing abuse of NCAA athletes

[VeggieDog]

https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/41665899/study-angry-bettors-growing-abuse-ncaa-athletes

Abuse by "angry sports bettors" is one of the most common types of harassment college athletes receive, making up at least 12% of publicly posted social media abuse, according to a new analysis conducted on behalf of the NCAA.


The study defined "angry sports bettors" as individuals who "engage in problematic and intrusive communications due to match events and results contradicting bettors' predictions." Athletes received abusive messages before, after and during events. The survey listed sexual abuse, racism and homophobia as among other common harassment categories. Signify analysts found some abusive posts that did not overtly mention gambling still had ties to betting.


The analysis flagged 743 abusive or threatening messages referencing betting or match-fixing allegations, with 73% of them occurring during March Madness, the most popular event with American bettors. Women athletes received approximately 59% more abusive messages than men, the analysis found.


The issue occurred even in sports that are less popular with gamblers, including softball, where 24% of abusive messages flagged were from angry bettors.



The NCAA emphasized that the analysis covered only public-facing threats, not private messages, where, according to Signify executives, harassment is likely worse.


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[Mr KLC]

If you want to get paid you're going to take the smoke too.

[VeggieDog]

Malice At The Palace.

[Eddy Munny]

This is why Twitter deleted TheTopMoron's account.

[johnnyvegas13]

This is to b expected

to b fair make sure u thank the athletes when u win ur bets

[str]

Bettors acting out to disguise their own ignorance.

Blame the game and the player. Lol.

Stupid is as stupid does.

[Headsterx]

If you want to get paid you're going to take the smoke too.

When did softball players get paid?
🤣

[veriableodds]

When did softball players get paid?
藍

Also, women's NCAA volleyball players' salaries?

[johnnyvegas13]

Does anyone remember parlay pats ???

he basically got banned from all social media for this

[johnnyvegas13]

This was prob 5+ years ago before legal

[Mr KLC]

The NCAA called on fans and social media platforms to fight online harassment following what the association called “jarring findings” in a study released Thursday.

The report found that abusive posts spiked during March Madness in particular, where women’s basketball players received about triple the number of threats compared to men’s players, according to the study. The report also highlighted volleyball and gymnastics championships among the events that saw concerning content.

The study, released in partnership with the data and AI company Signify Group, looked at 1.3 million posts and comments that targeted more than 3,000 social media profiles belonging to athletes, coaches and officials across volleyball, football, basketball, gymnastics, softball and baseball.

Researchers then reported more than 5,000 of those posts to social media platforms because they included abusive, discriminatory or threatening messages, and used those posts to analyze data related to abusive content.

Of the more than 5,000 posts reviewed by researchers and reported to social media platforms for abuse, discrimination or threatening content, the most prevalent type — 18 percent — was sexual abuse directed at men’s and women’s athletes.

Researchers categorized another 17 percent of abusive posts as “general” and 14 percent as “sexism.” Twelve percent of the posts were related to sports betting. Researchers also found that the prevalence of abusive posts increased as the betting markets did.

Ten percent of posts contained racist language, 9 percent were homophobic or transphobic and another 9 percent contained an abusive message that used a racist trope without directly using racist language, per the report. Another 6 percent were violent, while the remaining 5 percent were abusive posts related to ableism (2 percent), family (2 percent) and other topics.

[Slurry Pumper]

Welcome to the real world. You have to be able to take the criticisms of your profession. Do you think everyone is thrilled when I deliver a slurry pumping solution to them? Hell no, but I got to be able to take the heat so next time I can deliver the goods. These athletes should take into account the customer here and maybe go ahead and cover the spread when given the chance.

[ByeShea]

The issue occurred even in sports that are less popular with gamblers, including softball, where 24% of abusive messages flagged were from angry bettors.

My abusive messages make up probably 60% of that 24% flagged. Players throwing like girls ... complete confusion on the basepaths. How many times must I lose dough because some thicky runs home from second on a routine pop fly? OBLIVIOUS!

[str]

My abusive messages make up probably 60% of that 24% flagged. Players throwing like girls ... complete confusion on the basepaths. How many times must I lose dough because some thicky runs home from second on a routine pop fly? OBLIVIOUS!

Hey ByeShea. I've been meaning to ass, I mean ask, I mean say. Your avatar is an eye catcher every time. It never disappoints.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Think back to the Arizona St scandal. How much were Isaac Burton and Hedake Smith making?

It was not a HUGE figure. I think you'd be shocked at how little $$ it would take for a low-Major player to throw a game. Dollar figure I'm thinking = $200??

[Mr KLC]

The NCAA is taking a stronger stance against cyberbullying and online harassment. As part of the initiative to fight against online bullying, Purdue men's basketball coach Matt Painter offered a statement.

"Online abuse and cyberbullying have no place in our society or college athletics. Thousands of student-athletes across the country face harassment every day on social media, and the bullying can affect their mental health well-being, causing stress, depression and suicidal thoughts," Painter said.

"The increased exposure to online gambling only exacerbates the online abuse, with many student-athletes receiving death threats via social media. We are asking all social media companies and platforms to do more to identify and remove these online threats and make their platforms safer for everyone."