I realize several comments were made tongue-in-cheek about TV and all the poker, cribbage, bingo, etc., games around. A year or so ago the Rec Dept took a hard look at gambling in rec centers and got some legal opinions as well as researched the laws of Florida. The bottom line is that social gambling such as most (and I say "most" because I think a few do cross the line) of the games at our rec centers are legal because of the size of the prizes you can win. Not being a lawyer, I don't want to say for sure but it seems to me that I learned that as long as the total available prize for any individual was under a certain amount (I remember $100 but could be wrong), the gambling was legal in Florida.
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