A Senate committee has rejected a bill that would allow Virginia residents to bet on the state’s college sports teams. Some worry that college athletes would be put under pressure to accept bribes or throw the outcome of games.
On Tuesday, the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee voted 14-0 to continue the bill to next year, meaning the measure is done for this year.
Lawmakers legalized most sports gambling in Virginia in 2020. The one group of teams left out were college teams here, such as Virginia Tech football or University of Virginia basketball. They were left out so they would not be pressured to take bribes.
Read the full story in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
