“This isn’t just a cultural issue; it’s a discipleship problem too. An already anxious generation is being lured into potentially addictive gambling by ubiquitous advertising for convenient smartphone apps. As bankruptcy rates rise because of gambling debts, the church won’t go unscathed.”
RaShan Frost – PhD, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
From a book review in Gospel Coalition called “Why Sports Betting Should Concern Christians”
Danny Funt, a Washington Post contributor, has written a book called “Everybody Loses: The Tumultuous Rise of American Sports Gambling” and it’s getting people’s attention.
From an on-line description…”In Everybody Loses, sportsbook employees divulge the perks they offer their biggest losers to keep them hooked, from courtside seats to tossing the first pitch at an MLB game. Oddsmakers spill their methods of skewing the numbers in their favor. Lobbyists detail how they converted skeptical politicians into gambling industry cheerleaders. Professional gamblers describe the network of “beards” they use to circumvent the industry’s attempts to block them from winning.
Insiders recall their secret meetings with NBA, NFL, and MLB executives, where they laid out how much money the leagues stood to make by partnering with sportsbooks. Athletes describe the tireless harassment they get from gamblers. Addicts talk about their attempts to hide their habit. Students who are legally too young to gamble talk about how easy it is to get on the apps.”
This will be an interesting interview. Hope you can tune in.
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