When Will Sports Betting Be Legal in Utah?
In short, sports betting will likely not be legalized any time soon in Utah.
That may be an exaggeration, but perhaps not when you consider that gambling laws in Utah fall into a section called “Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, Welfare, and Morals” in their criminal code. Even some socially free to play casino games are technically considered illegal. If we go a step further, Utah law states that even if online gambling were to be legalized at a federal level, it would still remain illegal in Utah.
If anything, gambling laws have intensified of late, as gift cards allowing customers to enter into sweepstakes were recently banned in 2020.
There have been zero, and there are currently no sports betting bills or discussions being had in Utah.
Utah Sports Betting FAQs
Is sports betting legal in Utah?
No forms of gambling are allowed in Utah and that includes sports betting. The closest thing would be daily fantasy games which are considered games of skill.
Does Salt Lake City have casinos?
Utah is one of just two states including Hawaii, where there are no forms of legalized gambling.
What are the major sports teams in Utah?
The biggest sports teams in Utah are the Utah Jazz, Real Salt Lake, and the college teams at Utah State and BYU.