Is anyone thinking "impeachment?"
With all the fuss over "bingo" in Alabama, I found an interesting article at al.com on "office brackets" and their questionable legality. Here is how the article reported on how Alabama law covers the matter:
Gambling is a Class C misdemeanor in Alabama, but state law makes an exception for players who are "engaged in a social game in a private place."Of course John Tyson takes this WAY too seriously. Apparently everyone that enters an office pool should see the advice of a lawyer:
That language is vague enough that the legality of an office pool would likely be open to the interpretation of a judge, said Henry Strickland, an associate dean at Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham.
John Tyson, the Mobile County District Attorney who is also heading up Gov. Bob Riley's anti-gambling task force, said he could not give an opinion on the matter but suggested people entering pools should "seek the advice of their lawyer, and do it immediately."Man, I hope the Anti-Gambling Task Force doesn't kick in the Attorney General's office. I would be willing to bet that someone in there is in an office pool.
