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Your employees have set up a pool for a sports event, and youlook the other way--or maybe even chip in a few bucks. After all,the betting pool isn't affecting anyone's jobperformance.
But if you think this is harmless fun, think again. Sportsbetting is illegal in the United States. The only way you can placea legal bet is to do so with a licensed agent in the state ofNevada, says Paul Bresson of the FBI.
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