Office pools

[MattCo]

Are office pools illegal (ie. the big superbowl pool that everyone's office has)? I wonder if a portion of the proceeds go to charity if that "legalizes" it. I remember my highschool had something like a lottery to pay for Prom but have always wondered the legal ramifications of it

-MC

 

[pulse8]

I believe they are.

 

[Electric Amish]

Probably depends on the state. They are technically illegal here in Utah, as are all forms of gambling including lotteries.

amish

 

[MattCo]

So could we have an Anandtech raffle, with tickets being $10 and half of the proceeds go to charity? The other half could go to some lucky SOB who was randomly drawn from the 10,000 entries.

-MC

 

[guapo337]

Originally posted by: MattCo
So could we have an Anandtech raffle, with tickets being $10 and half of the proceeds go to charity? The other half could go to some lucky SOB who was randomly drawn from the 10,000 entries.

-MC

i'd enter.

 

[Quixfire]

I wish our office had a pool, I'd go swimming everyday.

 

[Zee]

Originally posted by: guapo337

Originally posted by: MattCo
So could we have an Anandtech raffle, with tickets being $10 and half of the proceeds go to charity? The other half could go to some lucky SOB who was randomly drawn from the 10,000 entries.

-MC

i'd enter.

dude u have a gambling problem.

Do u know how many people would create extra accounts on this forum?

 

[MattCo]

Originally posted by: Zeero

Originally posted by: guapo337

Originally posted by: MattCo So could we have an Anandtech raffle, with tickets being $10 and half of the proceeds go to charity? The other half could go to some lucky SOB who was randomly drawn from the 10,000 entries. -MC

i'd enter.

dude u have a gambling problem. Do u know how many people would create extra accounts on this forum?

As long as each account would throw in $10 bucks, I see no problem with it.

-MC

 

[Zee]

Originally posted by: MattCo

Originally posted by: Zeero

Originally posted by: guapo337

Originally posted by: MattCo So could we have an Anandtech raffle, with tickets being $10 and half of the proceeds go to charity? The other half could go to some lucky SOB who was randomly drawn from the 10,000 entries. -MC

i'd enter.

dude u have a gambling problem. Do u know how many people would create extra accounts on this forum?

As long as each account would throw in $10 bucks, I see no problem with it.

-MC

but then we would have to change the registration process. otherwise people without access to non-aol,hotmail etc etc mails would be disadvantaged

 

[MattCo]

Not everyone has to do it. If someone set up a paypal account and said 'Paypal 10 bucks to this account and include your ATOT name' then one of the moderators or Anand himself could pick from the entries. The winner could take half of the total money with the other half going to the charity. Not that difficult of a concept if you ask me.


-MC