D HIS WIFE AND
TWO CHILDREN.
THE POWERBALL JACKPOT HAS JUMPED
TO THE BIGGEST IN WORLD HISTORY,
SITTING AT $1.4 BILLION TONIGH
BILLION WITH A B.
ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY, PEOPLE
ARE POOLING THEIR MONEY TO BUY
TICKETS FOR WEDNESDAY'S DRAWING.
SO TONIGHT, OUR JEAN MACKIN
SPOKE WITH AN ATTORNEY ABOUT
SOME WISE OFFICE POOL RULES.
>> SHE SELLS THE MOST LOTTERY
TICKETS IN THE ENTIRE STATE.
AND HAD A $50,000 WINNER IN THE
LAST DRAWING.
THAT WAS AN OFFICE POOL.
THE WINNER CAME BACK SUNDAY TO
SHARE THE GOOD NEWS.
>> 30 PEOPLE INVOLVED.
SHE WAS KEEPING IT A SECRET.
30 OF THEM.
>> THEY HAVE OPENED FOUR
POWERBALL REGISTERS TO HANDLE
THE FRENZY.
MANY OF THEM WILL BE FOR OFFICE
POOLS.
IF YOU ARE INVESTING IN ONE, YOU
MIGHT WANT TO PAY ATTENTION TO
SOME LEGAL ADVICE.
THE NUMBER ONE RULE, IT IN
WRITING, IT INCLUDED A LIST OF
PARTICIPANTS.
>> HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE INVOLVED?
HOW WILL WE TAKE THE PAYOUT?
HOW WILL WE DEAL WITH TAXES?
>> HE SUGGESTS CHOOSING ONE
LOTTERY LEADER.
YOU SHOULD SHOW THE NUMBERS TO
EVERYONE IN THE OFFICE POOL
BEFORE THE DRAWING IN A PHOTO OR
IN PERSON.
>> PUT IN A PUBLIC PLACE OR
E-MAILED BEFORE THE DRAWING
TAKES PLACE.
>> THERE ARE QUESTIONS ABOUT
SPORTS GAMBLING FOOLS, LOTTERY
TICKETS -- SPORTS GAMBLING POOLS
