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Labor/Employment

May 7, 2005

Office Betting: Morale Booster or Legal Landmine for Employers?

Column - Employment - By John E. Lattin IV - Year in and year out, the recently concluded NCAA men's basketball tournament is the nation's single largest gambling event. This year, would-be betters wagered an estimated $2.5 billion during March Madness. More importantly to the nation's employers, however, the tournament costs about $1.4 billion in lost employee productivity each year.

        
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