Legalize March Madness Pools!

As another year draws to an end college basketball season is just beginning. I am someone who waits for this time of year to begin; knowing that March Madness isn't far off.

For the past couple of years I have organized a NCAA pool at my place of employment, with the limitation of not letting it get too large or out of hand. If March Madness pools were legalized the excitement of not only running but also participating in a pool would grow and the potential winnings would sky rocket.

I realize that some legislators believe that if you were to legalize this form of gambling that people would expect all types of gambling to be legalized. But the legislators' views are worthless as many of them are recovering gambling addicts and can't see the mere fun in the pools without the gambling aspect. And things would get out of hand with all types of gambling being legal so the obvious solution would be to just legalize the pools.

All of my co-workers agree that the reason they come to work in March is to participate in my annual pool. All business would make their employees just as happy as my co-workers if the NCAA pools were legalized. Let's be honest, before March Madness pools in the work place jobs were boring and unfulfilling, but with the pools work has become exciting again. One common argument to this is that NCAA pools are a hindrance to an efficient workplace environment. I completely disagree. If the pools were present workers would become more efficient so as to have more time to follow the games after their work was completed.

I am not the only one who sees this as a great proposal. David Letterman and Jay Leno love the idea of March Madness pools and participate in a great deal of them. Legislation should reflect the approval of such individuals by making the pools legal.

The list of pros is endless, so lets not waste another year of trying to run or participate in a pool under the radar and embrace them for what they are, pure unadulterated fun!