Gambling in the borders: Lubbock Co. Civil Da explains the legality of Super Bowl ‘Squares’ – KCBD

Lubbock, Texas (KCBD) – Currently, viewers can bet their bets on Super Bowl Lix on Sunday between the Kansas City and the Philadelphia Eagles. Whether fans are doubled to former Red Raider defender Patrick Mahomes or in order to see a new champion, they must make sure that the gambling does not take them out of bounds.

While Mahomes, the three -time Super Bowl champion is not concerned about what the end result looks like, as long as it is in favor of the superiors, viewers rely on the game, hope for the right numbers. The gambling is illegal in Texas, which is why some fans may turn to Super Bowl “Squares” to take the risk of playing with their family and friends.

Neil Burt is the head of the Lubbock Civil Division of the Lubbock County District Prosecutor’s Office. He says that if fans plan to buy a square or organize a game, they must make sure that everyone has the same chance to win.

“If it is distributed to those persons who play, not to the house who take $ 10, 100 percent, 10 percent of the top, whatever the case, yes, there are parameters that do this OK. But after the house takes, all the bets are off. No pun, ”he said.

To stay within the parameters of the state legislation, Super Bowl must also be played in a private place.

“If this is a group of friends who look at the game and the benefit comes from them and this is not a public place where people come and go to their pleasure, then yes, there is gambling protection and this type of square activity can go forward,” said Burt.

A private place means someone’s home, not a gas station or a gaming room. These are a more serious concern that law enforcement takes care of. Burt says the Sheriff’s Service, the District Prosecutor’s Office, the Tax Valisor and the District Commissioners have just met to discuss the regulation on the deployment of the game hall in Lyubbok County.

“This is an area with which we are certainly engaged in full time to regulate illegal games and gambling. But the factory in the allowance of the legislature for certain playgrounds for work in the County, which has offered these regulations, “he said.

The gambling beyond these instructions in Texas can harm the records of fans on and off the pitch. Burt says they could be charged with a crime and fined.

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