Riped off by money pool at work, Legal?

[robert klaus]

My Wife when in Bridgeport, CT paid $20.00 a week to a lady at work who has been doing a pool for a long time, we have relocated to NV and now that it's our turn to collect $1,120.00 the lady refuses to send it or give it to My Wifes Family in CT. Are these pools legal, is there anything we can do? We have the pool paper she made with her name and all information on it. Can we report this to the Bridgeport Police? Can we sue her for the money in small claims court, do we have to go there, if so can we get our travel money back? Is there a better area to post this question? Thanks in advance...

 

[I AM ALWAYS LIABLE]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by robert klaus:
My Wife when in Bridgeport, CT paid $20.00 a week to a lady at work who has been doing a pool for a long time, we have relocated to NV and now that it's our turn to collect $1,120.00 the lady refuses to send it or give it to My Wifes Family in CT. Are these pools legal, is there anything we can do? We have the pool paper she made with her name and all information on it. Can we report this to the Bridgeport Police? Can we sue her for the money in small claims court, do we have to go there, if so can we get our travel money back? Is there a better area to post this question? Thanks in advance...<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>


My response:

She knows something that you don't know. Do you know what that is? (Read below)

Betting pools and pyramid schemes are illegal, and she knows that there isn't a court in the land that will allow you to win in court. You're stuck, and she's richer.

IAAL


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[robert klaus]

You are correct most likely, but I don't think this was a Piramid game at all as I understand it. After looking at the paper and talking to some other people, she is not making any money other than interest. You get back what you put in always exactly. She runs it like a favor, and to feel important, it's like a xmas club done by the job where they take x amount out each week, then give it all back before xmas. It's because we moved accross the country that she is trying this. Just sent a Letter to my Lawyer back east where she is to see what he can do.

 

[asdf]

Running an office pool, say for the state lottery, is a great way to earn some extra money. I'm not a lawyer, but I imagine most gambling is wrong, even if the state likes it.
What you do is start a pool, and only buy one lottery ticket. You pocket the rest of the money. You might not want to tell everyone of your plans. If there is a small win, you pay everybody off, with the money you have earned, to keep them playing. If there is a big win, you leave the country, with the money. It's the price you have to pay.
Isn't it amazing that a few years ago, we were told by the state that gambling was wrong, and now we get the pleasure of watching commercials from the state, endorsing gambling?