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College Gamblers Bypass Utah Laws | Salt Lake City News
Even though Utah bans sports betting, college freshmen are legally gambling on everything from game outcomes to random press conference words—thanks to apps like Kalshi and Polymarket that dodge state laws by calling themselves federally regulated financial exchanges. These platforms are flooding campuses with sponsorships and influencer ads, framing it as “investing,” while ignoring age restrictions and addiction risks. With brains still developing until mid-20s and no safeguards in place, young adults are being targeted in a legal gray zone where federal loopholes let these high-stakes…
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