SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Utah is tapping another government bureaucracy in its eternal war against pornography and gambling – The Utah Transit Authority. Riders viewing pornography or gambling online now will risk a $300 fine. Enforcement of the  ban will be done by the organization’s police force.

According to Poker News Daily, the transit line provides free Internet access for riders that agre to the terms and services, which preclude online gambling and the viewing of pornography. Also, the internet service used by the system filters content automatically.

According to the UTA website, “UTA’s service providers use content-filtering software that attempts to restrict access to offensive sites; however, no content-filtering software is totally effective. Please use the same precautions you would use accessing any public wireless network.” The service is available for riders age 18 and over. Still, despite those precautions, the new fines have been put in place.

“I’m surprised that they’re going to waste anyone’s time enforcing internet gambling,” Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA) Executive Director Joe Brennan told Poker News Daily. “I’m also disturbed with the constant association with pornography. Our opponents try to make that linkage constantly between gambling and pornography. All you have to do is look at the acceptance of all things gambling. There is no comparison between the two activities.”

Poker News reports that iMEGA is fresh off filing a lawsuit against the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS), which attempted to force the censorship of 200 internet gambling domains by its residents. The DPS served notice to 11 of the world’s largest internet service providers (ISPs) calling for the blockage. However, after iMEGA’s suit, it rescinded its notice.