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&lt;p&gt;Are you keeping your office betting pool on the DL?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You&#39;re not the only one.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our 2013 Office Betting Survey results are in, and while there&#39;s some confusion about whose company policies&#39; actually &lt;em&gt;allow &lt;/em&gt;betting, it seems that the vast majority of workplaces have a pool going regardless.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;70% of participants report having participated in office betting of some kind, most commonly March Madness, at 69%. The Super Bowl was another favorite, with 60% of survey takers placing bets on the big game, and the regular NFL season coming in third at 37%.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So why do we do it? (Especially when almost half of survey takers aren&#39;t sure if their company has a policy about betting at work).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Most people (81%) reported that it&#39;s just about having a little fun. As far as money, survey takers are just as interested in the coworker bonding benefits (47%) of being a part of a pool as they are actually winning it (48%).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;On a related note, 55% reported that betting at work has a positive effect on their offices--which means something bigger than money-winning is going on here, with only 33% of survey takers having actually &lt;em&gt;won &lt;/em&gt;their pools.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Curious what most people chip in? Wondering if you&#39;re wasting more time making your picks than most?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Check out the full survey &lt;a href=&quot;/wps/portal/usa/vcm/detail/Career-Advice/Workplace-Issues/Vaults-2013-Office-Betting-Survey?id=69242&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read More:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;/wps/portal/usa/vcm/detail/Career-Advice/Workplace-Issues/Vaults-2013-Office-Betting-Survey?id=69242&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Vault&#39;s 2013 Office Betting Survey&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;/wps/portal/usa/vcm/detail/Career-Advice/Workplace-Issues/Vaults-2013-Office-Romance-Survey-?id=69239&amp;amp;filter_type=0&amp;amp;filter_id=0&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Vault&#39;s 2013 Office Romance Survey&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;/blog/workplace-issues/love-and-law-51-of-lawyers-polled-have-had-an-office-affair/&quot;&gt;Love and Law: 51% of Lawyers Polled Have Had an Office Affair&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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