A PLATE OF THIS A CUP OF THAT: WANTED WEDNESDAYS

HEY.......YOU NEVER KNOW!!!!
-New York Lottery

Its at a majority of offices no matter the occupation or department or specifics. No its not the annual Christmas party, no its not quite the grab bag but close. Its your office lottery pool. The majority of places to work actually have regular lottery pools. This is where a member of a work place is in charge to collect a certain amount per person to play in a state official lottery game. If any big win comes along the people involved split the winnings evenly. However one has to wonder if participation in this non work related however during work hours activity is a "I must be in it" or "I'll pass"!!! There are some pros and cons to weigh and 1STCLASSLADIES are here to break it down.

THE GOOD

STATISTICS; these show, like comparing to any others odds, that your chances are greater attempting as a group versus playing on your own. Just think what are the chances that if you're playing with a group of four that two of you will get a hole-in-one on the exact same hole? At 17 million to 1, they're better than the chances of you winning the lottery.

THE BAD

GAMBLING; is defined as the wagering of money or something of material value on an event with an uncertain outcome with the primary intent of winning additional money and/or material goods. This basically describes your "office pool" as gambling. Some state/ city agencies, corporate, or private work places may have a policy against said pools. Though being done as a group effort, it may come off to higher ups as a solicitation to gambling which could carry consequences such as termination.
EXPENSES; if you add up the amount of money you've contributed to a weekly office pool in hopes that you'll hit the jackpot, you ll probably have a quarter of that jackpot invested in the persons pocket who actually hit. Just kidding, but you get the picture. So for example if your giving 2$ a week for a year, that's a total of $104. One hundred and four dollars that could have gone to something else besides the fact that you didn't win.
TRUST; as the person investing your money into the hopes of winning a trip to no financial burden ever again, you want to ensure yourself that the person handling the pool is responsible and trust worthy. Think of all the things that could go wrong ie; a jackpot hit and the person handling the pool runs off with the winnings, minimum winnings and you see none of the funds, the pool runner pocketing the money, etc.
SHARING IS CARING; so they say, however if winning you'd have to split your winnings versus all to yourself!

We found there to be more cons than pros however that one pro to some might be all they need to be convinced. So its like NY Lottery says "You never know"!