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Ten biblical reasons not to gamble

By Filings on Mon, 07/28/25
Christian Living
Gambling
Sports Gambling
Stewardship

“We are living in a day when societal acceptance of gambling is beyond anything we would have thought possible in our times…. 38 [states] have some form of legal sports betting…. nearly 9 in 10 Americans have gambled at some point in their lifetime, and that more than 6 in 10 have gambled in the last year” - Baptist Press

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