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The NFL<\/a>\u2019s rules on gambling have generated widespread criticism and questions leading up to the Super Bowl in Las Vegas, as the league aims to balance its sportsbook partnerships and policies preventing players from betting on games.<\/p>\n Gambling was a major topic of NFL commissioner Roger Goodell\u2019s annual Super Bowl news conference<\/a> Monday, when he said the \u201cintegrity of the league\u201d was the top priority.<\/p>\n \u201cWe want to make sure that when people are watching NFL games, they know the action on the field is genuine and without any outside influence, \u201d Goodell said.<\/p>\n With the marquee sports event days away in the U.S. betting hub, it\u2019s worth revisiting the NFL\u2019s policies for its players and how the league\u2019s stance has changed over time.<\/p>\n The league has long maintained that players are not allowed to bet on NFL events. Its 2023 gambling policy states that players can never place, solicit or facilitate a bet \u2014 either directly or through a third party \u2014 on \u201cany NFL game, practice, or other event, such as the Combine or Draft.\u201d<\/p>\n Players are also not allowed to participate in anyone else\u2019s NFL betting activities, such as asking someone to place an NFL-related bet on their behalf or allowing another person to use their account to place an NFL-related bet.<\/p>\n Additionally, players may not enter a sportsbook during the NFL season (from the Hall of Fame Game through the Super Bowl) \u201cexcept to access an area outside of a sportsbook,\u201d the rules state. For example, a player can pass through a sportsbook \u201cwhere necessary\u201d to get to a separate part of an entertainment, casino or hotel complex.<\/p>\n At the Super Bowl, the Kansas City Chiefs<\/a> and San Francisco 49ers<\/a> are both staying in Lake Las Vegas, about 25 miles east of the Strip.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n GO DEEPER<\/p>\n Why the Chiefs and 49ers are staying in Lake Las Vegas, not on The Strip<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/a><\/p>\n The league\u2019s rules are also particular about when and where players may\u00a0gamble.<\/p>\n Players are prohibited from gambling in team or league facilities (such as practice facilities, stadiums and offices) or while traveling with their teams (such as on a team plane or in a team hotel) to participate in an NFL game or in-season team activity.<\/p>\n Players are allowed to bet on sports other than the NFL in states where betting is legal, subject to the NFL\u2019s rules on entering a sportsbook and betting from the workplace.<\/p>\n For example, a player may not place a bet from an NFL facility even if the bet is not on an NFL game. Detroit Lions<\/a> receiver Jameson Williams<\/a> and Tennessee Titans<\/a> offensive tackle Nicholas Petit-Frere<\/a> were disciplined this season for violating the rule. They originally received six-game suspensions, but the league updated its gambling policy in September<\/a>, reducing the penalty from six games to four.<\/p>\n Betting on non-NFL events in the workplace or while working now carries a two-game suspension for the first violation, six games for a second offense and at least one year for a third offense.<\/p>\n Members of the two Super Bowl teams, the Chiefs and 49ers, are prohibited from participating in any form of gambling, including casino games and betting on any sport.<\/p>\n Players on the other 30 teams may engage in \u201clegal gambling\u201d \u2014 but not on the NFL, and they cannot go in a sportsbook until the Super Bowl is over, the league said.<\/p>\nNFL rules on sports betting<\/h2>\n
Can NFL players bet on other sports?<\/h2>\n
What are the gambling rules for the Super Bowl?<\/h2>\n