Iowa State athletes plead guilty to underage gambling charges, avoid further penalties

Five Iowa State athletes, including quarterback Hunter Dekkers, pleaded guilty to underage gambling charges.
The athletes were originally charged with tampering with records but took a plea deal to reduced charges.
They were fined $645 each and avoided further criminal penalties.
Over a dozen current and former Iowa and Iowa State athletes face gambling charges for using others' online accounts.
NCAA rules violations from betting on their own teams could result in permanent eligibility loss.