Also this month, Macomb County prosecutors charged 33 people in connection with an October raid at a card room in Warren. The man who rented the facility was taking hundreds of dollars in Super Bowl bets, Kraus said. Officials said the raids were unrelated and that each bust resulted from a tip. If the establishment has a variety of gambling paraphernalia. If the host has been prosecuted under anorganized-crime statute.
Police also tend to focus on gaming establishments that engage in other illegal activity.
The issue of illegal wagering takes on particular relevance during Super Bowl week, when even the most prudish are tempted to let a few bucks ride in the office pool. Among the most popular office-pool bets are football squares. Each square contains two numbers, each one a digit 0 through 9. Participants win money if the digits on their square match the final digit of each team's score at the end of a quarter or at the end of the game. Prosecuting somebody for organizing such a pool is almost unheard of.