Piper Hutchinson isn¡¯t opposed to gambling. But the 25-year-old political communications major says she was ¡°really concerned¡± with the email she received in January from the athletic department at Louisiana State University.
The message, which was also sent to a large number of LSU fans, encouraged recipients to download the Caesars Sportsbook app. The subject line: ¡°$300 in Free Bets Await.¡± Hutchinson, a senior, says universities shouldn¡¯t be encouraging their students to gamble.
¡°There needs to be a line between the business aspect of athletics and the academics of a major flagship university,¡± she said.
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