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People can bet on just about anything nowadays. But wildfires? That's a new one... and it's quickly burning out of control. We're talking about prediction markets -- the very things the Utah legislature has been trying to rein in over the last few years. But this isn't just a legal question; it's a moral question. Is it okay to bet on new and ongoing wildfires? And could that lead some people to start fires... just to make a buck? Deseret News opinion editor Jay Evensen has been following all sorts of gambling stories -- he's basically an expert -- and he joins the program for this conversation.
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People can bet on just about anything nowadays. But wildfires? That's a new one... and it's quickly burning out of control. We're talking about prediction markets -- the very things the Utah legislature has been trying to rein in over the last few years. But this isn't just a legal question; it's a moral question. Is it okay to bet on new and ongoing wildfires? And could that lead some people to start fires... just to make a buck? Deseret News opinion editor Jay Evensen has been following all sorts of gambling stories -- he's basically an expert -- and he joins the program for this conversation.

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