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Mormon leader decries explosion in sports betting, prediction markets
ABC News - Politics and 100 Percent Fed Up describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedA leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says an explosion in online prediction markets and sports betting is fostering greed among young people.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Mormon leader decries explosion in sports betting, prediction markets". The right frames it as "Mormon leader decries explosion in sports gambling, prediction markets".
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6 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.
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Left / center-leftMormon leader decries explosion in sports betting, prediction markets
Philadelphia Inquirer · Center-left · News report
CenterMormon leader decries explosion in sports betting, prediction markets
WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) · Center · News report
Right / center-rightTop Mormon Leader Declares Sports Betting And Prediction Markets ‘Morally Wrong’
Mormon leader decries explosion in sports betting, prediction markets
A leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says an explosion in online prediction markets and sports betting is fostering greed among young people
Mormon leader decries explosion of gambling and blasts prediction market wagers — ‘Or even, if you can imagine, the timing of the Second Coming’
“For us as Latter-day Saints, overarching all other concerns is the fact that gambling is morally wrong. Gambling is built on the desire to obtain something for nothing.”
Mormon leader decries explosion in sports betting, prediction markets
A leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says an explosion in online prediction markets and sports betting is fostering greed among young people
Mormon leader decries explosion in sports betting, prediction markets
A leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says an explosion in online prediction markets and sports betting is fostering greed among young people
Mormon leader decries explosion in sports gambling, prediction markets
A leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints warned Saturday that an explosion in gambling driven by online prediction markets and sports betting is fostering greed, particul...
