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Senate Moves to Close 'Fringe Gambling' Loopholes, Exempts Incidental Promotions
Utah State Senate · March 2, 2009
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Summary
Senate Bill 169 creates a definition for 'fringe gambling' to target storefront gambling operations that use sweepstakes rules to mask gambling; sponsor amended the bill to exempt occasional, ancillary promotions such as charity fundraisers and national retail promotions, then advanced the bill for third reading.
Senate Bill 169 aims to add the term 'fringe gambling' to Utah’s gambling statutes to give law enforcement and prosecutors authority to pursue storefront operations that masquerade as sweepstakes but function as gambling venues. Sponsor Senator Lundinquest said…
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