Utah's governing and business elites are doing their best to convince Utahns that the state's tax system must be modernized. However, their solutions are to do ...

A proposal to start a state lottery was headed to a key Thursday vote in the Alabama Senate as supporters try to break Alabama's status as one of five states ...

Utah definitely won the lottery when Donovan Mitchell came to town. Twitter user Bob Sucka posted a picture of Mitchell helping people involved in a vehicle ...

U.S. consumers rack up more than $100 billion per year in gambling losses.

Americans spend about $261 in casinos and on lottery tickets. Nevadans spend the most, $5000 per adult. Rhode Island leads in lottery spending.

Two state senators have filed bills in the Alabama Legislature to create a state lottery. In addition, a state representative has put forward two bills that would ...

If you combine natural increase (births minus deaths) and net in-migration over the last five years Utah has added a population larger than the population of ...

The Utah Jazz squandered a chance to net their 50th win in epic fashion against a shorthanded, lottery-bound Los Angeles Lakers team.

Even though the Jazz squandered multiple big leads against the Wizards, they were happy with their execution down the stretch in the win.

The basketball gods did not smile upon the Utah Jazz this week, but they could definitely make up for it when the 2019 NBA Playoffs tip off.

It's official. The Utah Jazz will face off against the Houston Rockets. Just 15 minutes ago it looked like a karma dream scenario would occur with the Portland ...

The Utah Jazz face the Phoenix Suns one last time. The last meeting between these two teams featured a bizarre ending for a 30+ point blowout with the ...

The Utah Jazz face a pair of playoff-bound teams in the Denver Nuggets and LA Clippers in the final week of the 2018-19 NBA regular season.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Lawmakers are headed to a vote on lottery legislation next week, as supporters aim to change Alabama's status as one of the few.

The Utah Jazz have made the playoffs in each of Donovan Mitchell's first two seasons, which is good. They even made the second round last year, which was ...

National Parks perfect for those in search of the road less traveled.

Jazz reserve point guard Dante Exum underwent surgery in Los Angeles on Wednesday to repair the partially torn patellar tendon in his right knee, the team ...

Well, just yesterday I detailed all the crazy things that had to happen for the Utah Jazz to end up in the absolutely ideal playoff position. And guess what? A lot of ...

The last weekend in March 1979 was a time when the sports world was focused on Salt Lake City as the NCAA Basketball Tournament Final Four made its first ...

For the second time in as many years, the nation is in the midst of a frenzy over who gets to sleep in the extra-long twin beds at a tiny fraction of.

The Utah Jazz aim to continue their surge towards home court advantage in the playoffs by earning their eighth straight win in LA on Sunday.

The Salt City Seven drops every week throughout the regular season, with seven regular features meant to relive the week in Jazzland from various angles.

Los Angeles Lakers played the Utah Jazz in the second night of a back to back. LeBron James did not play, The Los Angeles Lakers do not have a streak!

Orem • There was no shortage of cheers or hollers or applause. There was plenty of that Monday morning. Because the guy in the green and white tie brought ...

The first-round playoff opponent for the Los Angeles Clippers was inked about the time they tipped off against the visiting Utah Jazz on Wednesday night. Apr 10 ...

ST. GEORGE — Matters of immigration, climate change, China and the national debt were among topics U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney spoke to during his first town hall ...

The major tax shift in Utah has stalled, as so many businesses are against the *service* tax. What to do? The easiest solution would be to implement a lottery.

(KUTV) — While there's no lottery here in our state, it hasn't stopped many Utahns from heading to Idaho and Wyoming to get their tickets. With some of the ...

Fraudulent Toilet Troubles: Illinois' Democratic Billionaire Governor Facing Federal Investigation for Toilet-Based Tax Fraud. (photo credit: Getty Images) The ...

When the NBA playoffs start, it's easy to forget about the other half of the league. And it's even easier to disregard the clubs that were nowhere near postseason ...

Donovan Mitchell ties his career high in the last Utah Jazz home game of the regular season.

As the first round of the playoffs comes to an end here's a trade idea for every team in the Western conference. Dallas Mavericks receive: C Alex Len.

Utah's fringe gaming bill passes House committee and heads for a full vote on the House floor. It appears sweepstakes machines' days may be numbered.

SALT LAKE CITY — By the time you read this, someone in the nation may be an instant billionaire, winner of the record $1.6 billion Mega Millions lottery that was ...

(KUTV) Just minutes after the DABC announced on its website Wednesday morning that a rare bourbon was hitting liquor store shelves, lines began to form.

One of the best-kept secrets in Colorado is hiking Rattlesnake Arches from the Colorado River. See sights as grand as a national park but without long lines or ...

A new report from WalletHub ranked Utah as the fourth state least-addicted to gambling.

NEW YORK -- Seven ties among teams that finished the 2018-19 NBA regular season with identical records were broken Friday through random drawings to ...

The Utah Jazz have a great opportunity to build on their current three-game winning streak as they'll visit four lottery-bound teams in Week 23.

To the editor: Responding to Mr. Rogers LTE (02-15-19), I agree with you on a lotto system. Our education system is always crying for more funds. UDOT is ...

As the Mega Millions jackpot has soared to an estimated $1 billion — the second-largest lottery prize in U.S. lottery history — Utahns hurried across state lines ...

MALAD — Lines at convenience stores in Malad have been lengthy lately, thanks to a potentially high lottery payout. The national Mega Millions lottery jackpot ...

Kansas and Utah recently passed laws to allow convenience and grocery stores to sell alcohol above 3.2% alcohol by weight. This leaves Minnesota as the last ...

You want to bet on a long shot? Here's one for you: Sen. David Hinkins is sponsoring a bill to legalize wagering on horse races. Hinkins, who himself owns race ...

Jill R. Dorson takes us on a state-by-state tour of the sports betting landscape in 2018. Fifth in this five-part series: the west.

Franklin, Idaho • At “the Home of the Utah Lottery,” La Tienda convenience store in this Idaho border town, three cashiers served a steady and slowly growing ...

Crowds pour into Beaver Dam as players from Nevada and Utah, which don't have lotteries, stop in for a chance at the $1.6 billion Mega Millions jackpot.

Despite the terrible odds \u2014 one in 302.5 million for those keeping score at home \u2014 someone will eventually match all six numbers and win the Mega ...

The House voted Friday to advance a bill that would prohibit so-called "fringe gambling" in Utah.

Residents in Utah and Nevada, two non-lottery playing states, are flocking to nearby Beaver Dam, Arizona, to hopefully get their hands on a winning lottery ...

The United States Supreme Court overturned a sports gambling prohibition in May 2018. It opened the door for states to pass legislation allowing for sports ...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday struck down a federal law against betting on sports in most of the nation, opening the door for states to legalize gambling on ...

Like the location of Jimmy Hoffa's body, the secret formula for Coca-Cola and whether there are aliens in outer space, the identity of the winner of the ...

SALT LAKE CITY -- A bill has been introduced in the Utah State Legislature to allow betting on horse races. Senate Bill 181, sponsored by Sen. David Hinkins ...

Analyzing the betting line and offering a pick and prediction for the Oregon Ducks and Utah Utes in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament.

In the incoming Utah Legislature, three of every four members are men. That lopsided majority is still smaller than the big margin Republicans enjoy: four of ...

Despite the terrible odds — one in 302.5 million for those keeping score at home — someone will eventually match all six numbers and win the Mega Millions ...

Fringe gambling bill gets initial approval from Legislature.

An anti-gambling bill is set to be taken up in the Senate after the House overwhelmingly passed the measure to eliminate electronic sweepstakes machines ...

Though East Coast states have been quick to legalize sports betting, the western states seem to be slower to take action.

Lotteries are illegal in Utah to raise money for education, but the state does use them to fund wildlife management. In 2015, Wallace Scott Keele plunked down ...

Three months after the Supreme Court overturned a law prohibiting states from legalizing sports betting, a few states have begun accepting wagers.

Utah State has always been among few states avidly opposing gambling, prohibiting all sorts of gaming within its borders. However, in the past years more and ...

The Utah Jazz can't afford to get complacent against Lauri Markkanen and the lottery-bound Chicago Bulls, winners of back-to-back games.

We are being treated so unfairly. A steady stream of vehicles with Idaho plates comes and goes from our state daily. New houses are built right up to Utah ...

It turns out some lucky theatergoers will get to see the musical for just $25.

Nearly everyone in this small South Carolina town has a theory for the city's billion-dollar mystery: Who won the $1.5 billion Mega Millions jackpot announced ...

When Nassir Little and Coby White declared for the 2019 NBA draft earlier this month, they brought the count up to five Carolina one-and-done players in the 16 ...

Amidst all of the trade deadline madness and All-Star selection drama, it might have slipped your mind that there's a basketball game tonight. The Utah Jazz ...

SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah may not have the lottery, but it doesn't mean some Utahns have not caught lottery fever. The numbers from Tuesday night's drawing for ...

Sen. Todd Weiler says he's shocked — shocked — to find that gambling is going on in Utah. After all, it's touted as one of only two states that supposedly bans all ...

Arizona and Hawaii are two states unused to sharing any sorts of headlines. In fact, they are on opposite sides of each other in almost every way, from ...

Mike Conley may be the Utah Jazz's top trade target, but they have competition in acquiring his services. Most notably, the Detroit Pistons.

Utah's state government is paying to staff the visitor centers at Arches, Bryce Canyon and Zion national parks.

Election results around the United States impacted the future of online gambling and sports betting both directly and indirectly in a variety of states.

Everything you need to know about the 2011 DOJ opinion affirming states' rights to legalize online gambling — and what a reversal could mean.

Kemba Walker's decision this summer will also have a major impact on the NBA's title picture. And it could all come down to how he and the Hornets fare in their ...

After the USC men's basketball team's latest head-scratching defeat Wednesday night, a 77-70 stinker at the hands of the Utah Utes to start the second half of ...

A day-of-performance drawing for a limited number of seats will be held for WICKED, which is returning to Salt Lake City at the Eccles Theater with performances ...

The three-point line giveth, the three-point line taketh away. Three days after the Washington State Cougars rode a poor 3-point shooting performance from their ...

It's the last day of 2018. What a hell of year it has been for the Utah Jazz. In just the year 2018 alone, they have been a lottery team, a 2nd round playoff team, ...

The 140ish recent earthquakes that have gotten the south end of the Salt Lake Valley all shook up didn't compare to the rumbling around Jazzland on Monday ...

In January 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice published an opinion declaring that the agency interprets the federal Wire Act, which prohibits certain types of ...

A panel of gaming experts in New Orleans analyzed the lottery's role in 2019 and whether it should be part of the sports betting picture.

A couple house-sitting in Utah got a surprise on Valentine's Day when a moose fell through a window into home's basement.. Maine news, sports, politics, ...

NEAR UTAH — We've covered some of the best places to go river rafting in Utah. Now, here's a guide to some of the best rafting destinations in the western ...

Would the Utah Jazz select yet another point guard in the lottery if given the chance?

ST. GEORGE — Two jackpots, the Mega Millions and the Powerball, have reached a combined total of $999 million Sunday, and are inching ever closer to the ...

The Utah Jazz have rediscovered their identity in the fiery crucible of their schedule.

Two Utah men were convicted of running a gambling enterprise in state convenience stores and other locations across the state. It's an example of the state's ...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah family has become the victim of extreme stalking involving unwanted *service* providers repeatedly being sent to their home, ...

Only a handful of states don't participate in MegaMillions lottery drawings.

Byron Murphy returned a deflected interception 66 yards for the game's only touchdown to lead No. 10 Washington to a 10-3 victory over No. 17 Utah in an ...

The Salt Lake district attorney said current law doesn't address specifics like sexual orientation, so he can't prosecute an attack on those grounds.

Defense made Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert a star in the Association, but his offense has become an essential part of his team's attack.

At this time last year the Utah Jazz had the same record (13-15), they would go on to lose 9 out of their next 12.

Outdoor Retailer has left our fair state, and all because of a kerfuffle over a Utah landmark known as Bear's Ears National Monument.

Nevada Wolf Pack player Jordan Caroline can be seen punching glass after losing to Utah State Saturday. Wolf Pack coaches and players allege that Utah State ...

Arizona's McKale Center remains the most frustrating venue in the Pac-12 for Utah coach Larry Krystkowiak, who's well aware of what any road victory against ...

SALT LAKE CITY -- For the 1441st time in his career, Dirk Nowitzki hopped off the bench when was name was called as Dallas' starting lineup was...