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The University Daily Kansan
Mondav. March 9,1998
MARCH MADNESS
Illegal betting pools dealt with by police
By Laura Roddy
lroddy@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
It's tournament time, and many students may ante up for March Madness betting pools, but the University of Kansas Office of Public Safety is reminding students that pools are against the law.
Sgt. Sch Keary of the KU public safety office said that even though the pools were popular this time of year, that didn't change the law.
"Gambling in Kansas, other than those exceptions listed by law, is illegal." he said.
Exceptions include the state lottery, tribal gaming, bingo and exchanging securities.
"Sports pools are considered gambling and are against the law," Keary said. "If we receive information about one of these
going on, we will investigate and take whatever action is appropriate."
The police have not investigated many betting pools recently, he said. Keary said that the police had approached the organizer of one pool and had stopped it before it started.
Kelly Harvey, Jefferson City, Mo., freshman, said that some of her friends enjoyed participating in pools and that they seemed pretty harmless.
"I don't see the whole illegality of it," Harvey said. "It's fun as long as it's not out of control."
She said that betting seemed to go hand in hand with March Madness.
"It's the big dance," she said. "It adds a bit of edge to the tournament."
Anthony Nicholson, Overland Park junior, said that Battenfeld
"I don't see the whole
I don't see the whole illegality of it. It's fun as long as it's not out of control."
Kelly Harvey Jefferson City, Mo., freshman
Scholarship Hall did not have an official pool.
"People in the hall always do them." Nicholson said.
Nicholson said the Super Bowl and the NCAA Tournament were the biggest events for betting pools. He said even people who weren't regular gamblers enjoyed participating.
"They pick a team because it's fun," he said.
Internet offers legal ways to predict NCAA victors
By Aaron Knopf
aknopf@kanson.com
Kansas staff writer
ESPN, PointCast and other Internet content providers are holding online pools that provide updates of tournament results, tabulate pool standings and offer prizes to the winners. Because there is no entry fee for the pools, they are not considered gambling.
Today is the day for college basketball fans at the University of Kansas to make predictions about the NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments.
Anyone seeking to join a free prediction contest should check out the offerings on the Internet.
ESPN SportsZone's Tournament Challenge is one pool for the men's tourney. The grand-prize winner of Tournament Challenge will receive a trip to the 1999 Final Four in St. Petersburg, Fla.
According to the site's official rules, Tournament Challenge started accepting participants one hour after yesterday's official selections. The site will accept predictions until the tipoff of the first game on Thursday. Only one entry per e-mail address is allowed.
Another free online pool for the men's tournament is on a Web site targeted at students. The Student.com 1998 Final Four pool grand prize is $250.
Student.com requires a name and an e-mail address. The sign-up period for entering is March 8-12.
PointCast also is sponsoring an online contest directed at college students through its College Network.
To participate in Hoop Mania, computer users must download PointCast's software for Windows 95 or Windows NT. The software is available for free at PointCast's Web site.
Unlike traditional Web browsing. PointCast does not require users to visit specific sites to access information. Instead, the service is more like broadcast television.
Although PointCast does not require users to browse the Web to access information, it does require users to connect to the Internet to receive updates.
WEBSITES
PointCast Web site http://www.pointcast.com/products/college/
ESPN Sportzone Tournament Challenge
http://games-espn.sport-
zone.com/cgi/temn/Request
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Student.com 1998 Final Four pool
http://www.student.com/spor/ts/basketball/finalfour90/.
NCAA Tournament Web site
http://www.finalfour.net
"The download time can be significant depending on your connection," said Julie Loats, KU Webmaster.
She said that PointCast users who dial in to the Internet might not want to set up the service to update all its information at once.
Terri Hazelwood, Lawrence resident, and Aimee Ziegler, Lawrence resident cheer on the KU men's basketball team at Henry T' Bar and Grill, 3520 W. 6th St. Friday's game against Kansas State filled the bar with Jayhawk supporters. Photo by Augustus Anthony Piazza/KANSAN
Madness begins for stores who stock up on chips and beer
By Jeremy M. Doherty
idoherty@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
Local quickie shops and carry-out joints are reporting healthy sales of unhealthy foods so far during March.
Business has been so robust that area merchants said they were having trouble keeping the shelves fully stocked.
Matt Johnson, clerk at Jayhawk Food Mart, 701 W. 9th St., said that he had kept busy and expected the rusn to continue.
"We're moving a lot of 2 liters and a lot of chips," Johnson said. "Plus, the students buy a lot of cigarettes, too, during midterms."
Alcohol sales also have been impressive, Johnson said.
"We're selling about 10 more cases of beer per week than we usually do," he said.
Alcohol sales aren't up at the Kwik Shop at 1420 Kasold Dr, but other junk foods are selling in greater numbers, said Kelly Hadl, assistant manager of Kwik Shop.
"We're not selling a lot more liquor, just a lot of candy bars and a lot of water," Hadl said. "The kids have bought a lot of bottled water, juices and Gatorade. Also, 80-cents bags of chips are big, too."
Justin Schmidt. shift manager at Pizza Hut, 804
lowa St. said that he saw more bulk orders come in during March Madness.
"We're getting about three to four of those a day now," Schmidt said. "We used to only deal with about one to two of those on a weekend."
Part of the boost in sales can be attributed to the high number of repeat customers.
"There are definitely regulars who come in," Johnson said. "I'm on a first-name basis with many of them."
Tournament schedules often affect the number of customers. Schmidt said.
"It usually picks up around game time," Schmidt said. "We deal mostly with carry outs. We're getting about 10-15 percent more orders at this time of year than during the regular times."
Convenience stores have had to modify orders and work schedules to satisfy the demand.
"Usually twice a week we have to have somebody stock up the store on the 2-liters and the chips," Johnson said. "We've had to order a lot more product."
Hadi said the increase in customers was fairly predictable.
"The weather really affects what the crowd is like. And of course, the day of the week matters too," Hadl said. "Sunday is a steady day, and on Fridays, students stop by on their way out of town. We go by the calendar. We do order by what holidays or games are coming up."
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