I will be diving into a research project involving the surge of sports betting in collegiate and professional sports today. I find this intriguing because I, myself, do sports betting as well, and many around me do too. I would like to further my research in this poll because of the many betting scandals that have occurred, and how it has affected lawmaking policy in sports at the collegiate and professional levels. For example, Tim Donaghy was an American NBA referee and had officiated games in which he provided insider information to gamblers before the games, in other ways, throwing the game. This scandal occurred during the 2005-2007 NBA seasons, and it was during games in which he personally officiated. He directly corrupted the games and manipulated the games by calling more fouls to cover point spreads for people who put a bet on that. This study is expected to contribute to how certain scandals have influenced collegiate and professional sports today, and the effect of lawmaking policy on these events. This matters a lot because of the widespread use of sports betting today and how it can affect athletes, normal humans, and the government in certain scenarios. So, how has the surge of sports betting in today's world affected the collegiate and professional levels of sports?
