Gambling regulators are investigating Texas Tech QB Sorsby’s alleged gambling

State gaming regulators in multiple states have launched investigations Texas Tech quarterback Brendan SourcebyIts alleged betting activity, regulatory officials told ESPN.

The Indiana Gaming Commission (IGC) and the Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCCC) are investigating Sourceby, who played here. Indiana And Cincinnati before transferring to Texas Tech this offseason. Officials from the IGC and an OCCC spokeswoman confirmed the investigation to ESPN but declined to provide further details.

The NCAA is also investigating Sorsby’s alleged bets April 27, Texas Tech That’s Sorsby’s announcement Was entering a rehabilitation facility for a gambling addiction. He hired prominent attorney Jeffrey Kessler to help him try to keep his college eligibility. ESPN reported.

Kessler declined comment when reached by ESPN.

Sorsby had accounts with sportsbooks and daily fantasy operators in several states, according to multiple sources with direct knowledge of the matter, who described him as a high-volume, low-stakes bettor, meaning he placed many bets for small amounts. Some of his bets were placed using an account under another name, multiple sources said.

ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported that Sorsby was betting on the Indiana game as the Hoosiers’ quarterback during his redshirt freshman season.

The NCAA prohibits student-athletes from betting on NCAA-sanctioned sports, professional or collegiate. Penalties can include permanent disqualification, especially in cases where athletes bet on their own team or manipulate their performance.

The NCAA does not have subpoena power and cannot compel student-athletes to participate in investigations, but works with a network of contacts, including sportsbooks, regulators and integrity monitors. Failure to cooperate with an investigation may result in fines.

In 2023, the former State of Iowa Quarterback Hunter Deckers was later ruled ineligible by the NCAA A criminal investigation He revealed he had bet on at least one game involving the Hurricanes.

State gaming regulators, who oversee licensed sportsbooks, can ban bettors, fine operators for violations and refer investigations to law enforcement agencies. In 2023, Ohio prohibits gaming regulators Former University of Alabama baseball coach Brad Bohannon and bettor Bert Neff were involved in an alleged insider information scheme at a Crimson Tide game against LSU earlier that year after the two were barred from using the state’s casinos and sportsbooks. Indiana gaming regulators have banned Neff from using the state’s sportsbooks and casinos.