March Madness has invaded Omaha and while police have their hands full, others will have their hands full of tickets. Some are looking to make a buck illegally during the NCAA games this week.

How easy is it to find a scalper? Channel 6 News reporter Justin Joseph found out with a hidden camera investigation outside the Qwest Center.

While most people fished around the Qwest Center for tickets, Justin was trying catch a much larger fish, a scalper.

"Looking for tomorrow night? What are you guys spending? I got center court uppers, 10 rows up. Probably get a deuce each."

A $53 ticket scalped less than 10 feet from police. "What are you selling them for?”

“We can’t do it here, man. Can we go down the block?”

“Yeah, we can do that.”

Scalpers are quick and they're bold. What they apparently aren't is well versed in the law of the land.

"His comment about going somewhere else, doesn't really make any difference,” says Omaha City Prosecutor Marty Conboy. “If he's offering them for sale and making the deal, the fact that he walks two blocks away to hand 'em to you doesn't get around the ordinance.”

Conboy says they'll prosecute you for just offering to sell above retail within a half-mile of a facility. "It's a big business. One scalper we prosecuted says he goes all over the country and made over $200,000 last year.

Not convinced, Justin also tried four different offers on the Web site Craigslist. Forty-five minutes later, one arrived.

"How much are they?"

"Three hundred dollars for the pair.”

Their boldness was contagious. "I'm with the media,” said Justin. “We are doing an undercover story on scalping. Why are you scalping right here?”

“Because you called me.”

“I know, but you realize you're breaking the law?”

“No I didn't."

Now he does, but this fish wasn’t happy. “What I do know is that you told me to come down here.”

“Yeah, it's not illegal for me to ask, but it is illegal for you to offer, but anyway thanks for coming down.”

And just like that another scalper caught and released.

So how does this happen right in front of police? Justin spoke with them Wednesday evening and they say for the officers on the corners, their first priority is traffic control and public safety. They say unless they directly hear or see something, they have undercover people who are out on these streets handling this very thing.

When the day began, fans without tickets were hanging on hope that teams would be turning in tickets that were not claimed for Thursday's games. Not a single ticket was turned in, but that could change after Thursday for Saturday’s games.

Since four teams will be eliminated Thursday, tickets for Saturday's games could be made available. We'll know about the availability of those on Friday.