March Madness wagering expected to top $8.5 billion

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March Madness wagering expected to top $8.5 billion

It's March Madness time, and over the next three weeks nearly 50 million Americans will wager more than $8.5 billion on the NCAA basketball tournament. A new survey released by the American Gaming Association found that one in five adults, or 47 million Americans will bet billions of dollars on March Madness. And more than 40 million people will fill out an estimated 149 million brackets, many of them at their office or shop. Is it legal?  "Look, if everyone thro...

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