After several Athletes received text messages, asking for information on teams and players for the purpose of gambling last year the FBI sent agents to the NCAA men?s basketball tournament to talk to the players. This meeting was only just acknowledged by the NCAA yesterday.

Other efforts to stop athletes from gambling are being made. The NCAA was made a website. On this site a former college and NBA pro player narrated a video where he talks about the downsides of gambling ads in sporting arenas and fundraisers that use gambling nights.

The video explains to student athletes that they are forbidden of betting on any college or pro sporting events, and they are also forbidden to provide any information to anyone for the purpose of handicapping games for gambling. The NCAA has been stepping up its no gambling message since a poll showed that a large number of athletes were involved in gambling in one form or another.

The launching of the NCAA?s site dontbetonit.org was done on the first day of the NCAA convention. Every year the College sports governing body gets together to issues rule changes discuss issues related to student athletics.

This year the NCAA is considering several rule changes. On of the more popular rules on the table for discussion is a ban or a limit on coach?s use of text messaging to contact potential recruits.