NFL suspends a TENTH player for gambling
Iowa State quarterback Hunter Dekkers was accused of betting on Cyclones sports, including a football game, in a new criminal complaint filed.
Dekkers was accused of placing 26 bets on Iowa State sporting events, according to a criminal complaint by the Story County Attorney’s Office. In total, Dekkers placed approximately 366 sports wagers through his DraftKings account that totaled “over $2,799.”
One of those bets included an Iowa State football game against Oklahoma State in 2021. The Cyclones beat Oklahoma State in that game, when Dekkers served as a backup to starting quarterback Brock Purdy. Dekkers did not play in that game. It’s unclear what bet he placed on that game specifically, or what other 25 Iowa State bets Dekkers allegedly placed.
According to the complaint, Dekkers’ parents “engaged in a scheme” with him to disguise his identity and make it seem like the bets he was placing were coming from his mom. Dekkers “routinely and consistently” placed bets on his personal phone while on campus, and he placed 297 of the 366 bets while underage.
Dekkers is also facing charges of tampering with records related to the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation’s probe into sports gambling in the official complaint. That alleged offense occurred on Nov. 7, 2021, though specifics related to that charge are still unknown.
Dekkers is now facing the potential permanent loss of eligibility under the NCAA’s new gambling guidelines.