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House adds 'proposition betting' to state gambling law after debate over youth impacts
Summary
Lawmakers passed HB 243 to add a definition of 'proposition betting' to Utah's gambling statutes; sponsors cited concerns about sports betting's addictive effects on young people and said the attorney general's office helped draft enforcement approaches. The measure passed 63–9 and will go to the Senate.
Representative Joseph Lisonbee introduced House Bill 243 to add the definition of "proposition betting" to the state's definition of gambling. He said the state constitution "is very, very clear. We do not allow betting or gambling in any form, any shape or form in the state of Utah," and that the bill simply clarifies…
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