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Lottery has been illegal in Utah since statehood. This lawmaker bets voters want to gamble.

A proposed constitutional amendment would remove a ban on “games of chance” in place since statehood. But senators say don’t bet on it.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rep. Kera Birkeland, R-Morgan talks to lawmakers meeting of the House Business and Labor Committee at the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. Birkeland is betting Utah voters are ready to approve a state lottery.