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Sports Betting Has Become Too Prevalent for Christians to Ignore

Online gambling isn’t necessarily sinful, but it’s certainly not a careful use of the wealth God has given us.

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Record-Setting Betting Weighs on College Athletes

As players face new pressures from bettors upset with their performance, chaplains in the NCAA are trying to help students remember their imago Dei.

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Super Bowl Gambling Grows, But Pastors Are on the Sidelines

A surge in betting on the Vegas-based game between Kansas City and San Francisco has not pushed church leaders to speak about the issue.

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Australian Gamblers Could Lose Less Money, Thanks to These Christians

How church leaders are trying to help those addicted from squandering it all.

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With Sports Betting Surge, Churches Should Up the Ante on Addiction Recovery

As the Super Bowl pulls in record wagers, more people are seeking help for problem gambling. Christians can pull lessons from the opioid crisis to help with treatment.

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One of India’s Most Christian States Legalized Gambling. Church Leaders Said No.

Meghalaya’s decision to open casinos brings together faith groups and social organizations against the government.

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Super Bowl Betting Is a $7.6 Billion Problem Fewer Evangelicals Care About

As society doubles down on online sports gambling, older activists see a chance to renew the Christian conscience around the practice.

I Don’t Want to Win the Lottery

Whether the prize is a few bucks or a billion, Scripture warns against becoming ‘greedy for gain.’

Top Urbanists Agree: Casinos Ruin Cities

Alongside all the moral arguments against gambling, it turns out casinos simply are a bad investment.

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Gambling Opponents Say Moral Argument No Longer a Trump

As casinos and lotteries spread, two-thirds of Americans join in.

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