NCAA bans tourney games from betting states

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The NCAA will no longer hold championship tournaments in states that permit betting on single games.

Chancellors and presidents from all three NCAA divisions approved the measure Thursday, saying it applies to "any session of an NCAA championship."

It does not apply to states that allow parlay betting, lottery tickets, pull tabs and sports pools.

The move came one day after a federal judge denied a request by professional sports leagues and the NCAA to halt Delaware's planned sports betting lottery until a legal challenge is resolved.

A 1992 federal ban on sports betting exempted four states - Delaware, Nevada, Montana and Oregon - that already offered sports gambling.

Delaware wants to allow betting on single games, and on sports other than professional football. The sports leagues contend that Delaware's new lottery goes beyond what is allowed by the exemption.