In re the Claim of Applebaum

Appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board, filed August 8, 2005, which ruled that claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because his employment was terminated due to misconduct.

Claimant worked as a telephone operator for a legalized wagering center accepting wagers over the telephone and processing them through his computer. Claimant was discharged from his employment for violating the employer’s policy against placing a personal wager during working hours after he posted a bet to his wife’s wagering account while at work. Claimant…