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?