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The National Indian Gaming Commission has more information about the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.

Reverend Thomas Grey, head of the National Coalition Against Gambling Expansion, was interviewed by PBS's Frontline for a 1997 broadcast over the pros and cons of gambling.

Christianity Today editorialized after former Secretary of Education and author William Bennett lost millions in gambling.

Beyond Virtue and Vice | Some morals are absolute, but they are not ultimate. (June 25, 2003)

Christianity Today's coverage of gambling issues includes:

Addiction a Click Away | Internet gambling is hooking shut-ins, including Christians. (March 25, 2003)

Weblog: Salvation Army Rejects $100,000 From Lottery Winner | Last week, the winner of the $314 million Powerball lottery promised to tithe his winnings, rekindling the debate over whether churches should accept gambling money. (Jan. 02, 2003)

Fighting Chance | Bible-belt churches gear up for lottery battles in Tennessee and North Carolina. (March 25, 2002)

Weblog: No Ban on Internet Gambling | Ban on Internet gambling fails in U.S. House of Representatives (July 19, 2000)

Beating the Odds | Christians in two states defeat gambling by exposing its harmful effects on the poor. (Jan. 10, 2000)

Gambling Panel Urges Moratorium | By a 5-to-4 vote, the panel, after two years of study, suggests "some policymakers at all levels may wish to impose an explicit moratorium on gambling expansion, while awaiting further research and assessment." (June 14, 1999)

Gambling Away the Golden Years | Casinos are seducing an alarming number of seniors. Where is the church? (May 24, 1999)

Gambling with the Enemy | Instead of folding, the church should be upping the ante (May 18, 1998)

None Dare Call It Sin | How Mississippi's Bible Belt succumbed so quickly and so completely to the gambling industry. (May 18, 1998)

Spurning Lady Luck | Churches reject funds tainted by gambling. (Oct. 26, 1998)

Nominations Delayed | Will Gambling Study Be Biased? (January 6, 1997)

Voters Reject Betting Measures | Gambling ballot measures failed in five statewide initiatives during November's election. Gambling forces won only in Arizona, where voters approved a plan to allow five more Indian casinos, and in Michigan, where three casinos won approval in Detroit. (December 9, 1996)

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August 2004, Vol. 48, No. 8