State Representative Kera Birkeland, the sponsor of HJR24, a bill that would allow a state-run lottery in Utah, faces long odds of her lottery legislation passing the state legislature but she is not giving up and believes it is an idea whose time has come.
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Utah Representative Kera Birkeland proposes legalizing lotteries to address seniors’ rising property taxes. The proposal requires a constitutional amendment. Birkeland also suggests legalizing charity raffles. Utah is one of two states without legal gambling. Opposition includes the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Governor Spencer Cox.
