Gambling and Bookmaking Policy

Illegal gambling is prohibited on the BSU campus

Bridgewater State University supports all federal and state laws regarding illegal gambling.

Prohibited activity includes but is not limited to: betting or wagering or selling pools on any athletic event, whether professional or amateur; playing card games for money or prizes; possessing any card, book or other device for registering bets; knowingly permitting the use of your room, suite, apartment, office, telephone, computer or other electronic device for illegal gambling; offering, soliciting or accepting a bribe to influence the outcome of an athletic event; involvement in unauthorized raffles or lotteries. Students involved in illegal gambling, particularly bookmaking, risk criminal prosecution and/or suspension from the university.

The university recognizes that problems with gambling (including legal but compulsive gambling on lotteries, at dog or horse tracks and casinos) can adversely affect a student's academic career. Students are encouraged to seek help for themselves or friends who might be in need by contacting one or more of the following offices or organizations:

BSU Police - Police Station - 508.531.1212
Counseling Center - Tillinghast Hall - 508.531.1331
Residence Life and Housing - DiNardo Hall - 508.531.1277
Student Affairs - Boyden Hall - 508.531.1276

Off-Campus resources include:
Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling, Boston - 1.800.426.1234
Gamblers Anonymous - 1.617.338.6020