Wednesday, February 11, 2026

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:14 – 13:21)
Gambling and the Corruption of Sports: We are Looking at a Moral Crisis in Sports

• Everybody Loses: The Tumultuous Rise of American Sports Gambling by Simon and Schuster (Danny Funt)
• Basketball’s Game-Fixing Scandal Now Includes 17 U.S. Colleges—and China’s Pro League by The Wall Street Journal (Jared Diamond and Louise Radnofsky)

Part II (13:21 – 16:37)
‘This is Gambling’: The Prediction Markets Are Turning Into Just Another Form of Gambling

• All bets are on by Deseret News (Ethan Bauer)

Part III (16:37 – 19:47)
Gambling Aims Younger and Younger: This is Intentional, and Sports Gambling is Particularly Attractive to Men and Young Men

• Super Bowl is betting bonanza. Behind the scenes apps are busting kids by USA Today (Nick Penzenstadler and Carlie Procell)

Part IV (19:47 – 22:41)
Even Secularists Know We Have a Sports Gambling Problem: Christians Cannot Continue to Ignore This Crisis
Part V (22:41 – 25:33)
Do Sports Fans Even Care About Gambling? There is a Dangerous Denial of Evil Here
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