- Bill 1768 was filed in Tennessee that would limit access to sports betting apps on college campuses/sporting venues.
- Tennessee already does not allow any betting on college player props to protect athletes from harassment.
NASHVILLE – A new bill has been introduced in Tennessee that would limit the ability to bet on sports on college campuses by state representative John Ray Clemmons.
House Bill 1768 would require college campuses to block mobile sportsbook apps from working on physical school property. It would also prevent college students from placing mobile wagers at nearby facilities in relation to college sporting events.
This bill would be enforced by blocking access to local sportsbook apps on college networks and not allowing legal sports betting sites to offer these wagers within a certain radius of campuses/venues hosting sporting events.
This concept of banning certain platforms on college campuses is not new. Many colleges have TikTok and or sites with adult content banned already.
The main purpose of this bill is to prevent the harassment of college athletes at sporting events. It also helps prevent students and athletes from fixing games and endangering the integrity of these sports. Lastly, blocking mobile sports betting on campuses could help any young students from going into gambling debt or making poor financial decisions.
If Bill 1768 passes, this law would go into action on July 1, 2026, and college students would no longer have easy access to betting on collegiate sporting events.
What College Betting Restrictions Does Tennessee Currently Have In Place?
The Tennessee legal sports betting market already has measures in place to prevent harassment of players. Betting on college player props was banned when the online Tennessee market was legalized and went live in 2019. Bill 1768 would be an added measure of protection.
