That’s the message three Utah cities conveyed during the past year to City Cyber Cafés, a chain of stores accused of being a public nuisance and, perhaps, a home to gambling.
A Wednesday night police raid at the chain’s West Valley City location, 2290 S. Redwood Road, marked the third time authorities in the Beehive State have challenged the way it operates its stores, which offer phone cards, Internet service and sweepstakes games.
Before the raid closed its doors, turning on a computer at the West Valley City store did bring up games mentioning blackjack or poker that noiselessly mimicked the machinery of Las Vegas, Atlantic City, N.J., or an American Indian casino.
But is the chain offering gambling — illegal in Utah — or merely supplying games with a chance at cash or prizes?
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