Just because Utahns might not be able to legally wage a bet from where they live doesn’t mean some may not try to get in on the fun and experts warn that everyone should be on alert for 'March Madness' scams. RobynOguinye
SALT LAKE CITY — It’s that time of year: the biggest tournament for college hoops — the NCAA Tournament, also known as"March Madness."
The landscape of the annual tournament is changing for many states where sports betting is now legal so game-day gamblers might have “more skin in the game” so to speak.“In a state where sports betting is not legal, it’s likely to be even more dangerous,” says cyber analyst Alex Hamerstone. “With March Madness, the betting scams, of course, are going to come to the forefront.”
“People will try to get you to join brackets or things like that, that may not actually exist,” says Hamerstone. “There are still in-person scams so someone may try to get you to buy into one of these things and then leave with your money and you never see them again.”
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