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‘Deseret Voices’ Episode 54: What sports betting does to your soul

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On this episode of “Deseret Voices,” McKay Coppins, author of the viral Atlantic article “Sucker: My Year as a Degenerate Gambler,” sits down with Paul Lambert of BYU’s Wheatley Institute to discuss President D. Todd Christofferson’s landmark talk at general conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, condemning gambling in all its forms.

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