City Weekly · Opinion
Sports betting is everywhere, even in no-gambling Utah.
Opinion
Journalist McKay Coppins speaks at the University of Utah about his investigations into online gambling. Matt Pacenza Like an estimated 1.8 billion others, I watched July’s World Cup Final between Argentina and Spain. The pinnacle of “the beautiful game” wasn’t a big surprise—the team that actually tried to put the ball in the net won—but I was taken aback when my son, who had just turned 18, placed bets while sitting on the couch next to me.
In Utah? The most anti-gambling state in America? How was this possible?
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