Utah Wants States to Decide Online Casino Fate

Of all places to come out in support of online casinos, Utah has to be the strangest. When people think Utah they think anti gambling and anti fun, as well as a bunch of people looking to tell the world what they should and should not do. However, nothing could be further from the truth.

Utah citizens are probably as shocked as anyone as their government announces that it should be up to the states as to whether or not online casinos are legal. They say that they want the right of self-determinations, and they think that not only should the UIGEA be repealed but that states should decide on an individual basis as to what they will allow or not.

However, Utah lawmakers admit that they don’t want to see online gambling legalized in their state, they want the online casinos to stay away. They say that legalizing online casinos in the state of Utah would be a detriment to all. But they also know that the Constitution says that the states should decide for themselves. Their state Representative Sheryl Allen is anti online casino, but supports the ability for the states to make it illegal if they want to.

Lawmakers in Utah fear that if the US government legalizes and regulates the online casino industry that they will be forced to allow online casinos to operate in their state. They say that if the US makes pacts with other countries to allow it, this may just happen – and this is not what they want as a state. However, if the states have the right to determine the fate of online casino gambling, then they can keep it out and everyone else can do whatever they want.