March 20th, 2008
FBI looks into Facebook March Madness betting pools
According to an article on computerworld.com the FBI is looking into the NCAA betting applications that have been widely promoted on facebook. “While one of the rites of spring for many college students and office workers has long been betting in NCAA college basketball tournament office pools, taking those bets to social networks could result in problems with the FBI” Facebook said that it “does not condone the use of the site for any unlawful purposes, and users must agree as part of the terms of use not to conduct illegal activity.” The company declined further comment. Perhaps the developers who were complaining about the promotion the CBS Brackets app was getting, spoke a little too soon.


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