D. Todd Christofferson, a Mormon leader, criticized the growth of sports gambling and prediction markets, saying the activity fosters greed particularly among youths and produces nothing of value. The remarks add a prominent religious voice to the cultural backlash against the expansion of event-contract and sports-betting platforms.

Adds moral-pressure rhetoric to the regulatory and legal debates prediction-market platforms already face, potentially influencing public opinion and policymaker framing in conservative states.