(CNN) With half a billion dollars up for grabs, lottery pools are quickly flooding offices. Why play alone, when your odds of hitting the Powerball jackpot are a measly 1 in 292,201,338 ? Team up with some coworkers, and you might improve your odds to, say, a much more optimistic 13 in 292,201,338. But before you either chip in or organize an office pool, experts say you should be aware of the following do's and don'ts. Because this isn't just about collecting money and buying tickets.

Source: CNN March 17, 2019 14:03 UTC