The Barona Band of Mission Indians has donated $1 million to San Diego State University over the past 12 years in a sponsorship arrangement that has some concerned.

The tribe supports the school's athletic programs and in exchange receives advertising on campus. The agreement says the word "casino" can't appear in the ads.

But the tribe's casino gets mentioned often during games and in other advertisements, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune. That has some concerned in light of the NCAA's ban on gambling by players.

The school's team name is the Aztecs, which replaced the "Monty Montezuma" mascot that Hispanic and Native American students found offensive.

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Betting on sponsorship (The San Diego Union-Tribune 12/15)

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