{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-76-9-1408","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 76-9-1408","heading":"Deriving a benefit from a fringe gaming device.","body":"(1) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5 and 76-9-1401 apply to this section.\n(2) An actor commits deriving a benefit from a fringe gaming device if the actor:\n(a) permits a fringe gaming device to be located on or in real or personal property owned, rented, or under the control of the actor;\n(b) allows individual or public access or use of a fringe gaming device as part of a business owned or operated by the actor;\n(c) induces or aids an individual to use a fringe gaming device;\n(d) invests in, finances, owns, controls, or otherwise manages a fringe gaming device; or\n(e) possesses a fringe gaming device with the intent to use or allow another individual to use the fringe gaming device.\n(3)\n(a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), a violation of Subsection (2) is a class A misdemeanor.\n(b) A violation of Subsection (2) is a third degree felony if the actor has previously been convicted of a violation of Subsection (2).\n(4) This section applies regardless of whether the fringe gaming device:\n(a) is server-based;\n(b) uses a simulated game terminal as a representation of a prize associated with the results of a sweepstakes entry;\n(c) uses a simulated game to influence or determine the result of the simulated game or the value of a prize;\n(d) selects the winner of a prize from a predetermined or finite pool of entries;\n(e) includes a pre-reveal feature;\n(f) predetermines a prize and reveals the prize at the time a sweepstakes entry result is revealed;\n(g) requires deposit of any money, coin, token, or gift certificate, or the use of a credit card, debit card, prepaid card, or any other method of payment to activate the device;\n(h) requires direct payment into the machine or device or remote activation of the device;\n(i) requires a purchase of a related product regardless of whether the product has legitimate value;\n(j) reveals the prize incrementally, regardless of whether a prize is awarded; or\n(k) includes a skill-based game.","path":["Title 76 Criminal Offenses","Chapter 76-9 Offenses Against Public Order, Health, and Safety","Part 76-9-14 Gambling"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title76/Chapter9/76-9-S1408.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"b28bf4d048dc79565df9707fc117c1ebe7a2a5baa1110c5b43616d3ef4bf95f4","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-76-9-1407","next":"us-ut/utah-code-76-9-1409"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}