Utah Legislature advances ban on proposition betting

By: Will Ruzanski

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: February 23, 2026

Words: 485

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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The Senate Business and Labor Committee unanimously approved a bill Thursday to ban proposition betting — which involves wagering on specific events like an athlete’s performance rather than the game’s outcome — as legislators aim to clarify what they describe as a growing legal gray area.

HB243 is sponsored by Rep. Joseph Elison, R-Toquerville, and defines proposition betting as a “gambling bet on an individual action, statistic, occurrence, or non-occurrence.” After passing through …

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