Long Arm of the Law Isn't Likely to Grab Office Super Bowl Bettors, But There are Legal Alternatives
In all likelihood, the long arm of the law won’t be reaching out to collar those who opt to place bets on the Super Bowl around the office water cooler or wager on the game as part of a workplace pool.
But it’s technically illegal to place such bets, and there are alternatives that pass legal muster, attorney Brian Finucane tells the Kansas City Business Journal.
“The chances of any law enforcement being interested in this are very small. They probably have their own pools,” says Finucane, who serves as managing partner of the Kansas City office of the Fisher & Phillips labor and employment boutique.
Nonetheless, in his office the partners ante up for a prize, so workers don’t have to pay for a bet, he said.
Another legal alternative is for an employer to set up a contest as a raffle and give some of the money raised to charity.
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