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Spiritual Gambling

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on May 30, 2013

SPIRITUAL GAMBLING The problem of compulsive gambling may seem foreign to most of us. Yet experts believe that millions of Americans are psychologically addicted to gambling. It gives them the excitement of hope and risk, but it usually ends in defeat. It is indeed a temporary pleasure. For those ...read more

Tags: Faith

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Psalm 1 And Gambling

Contributed by Marianne Unger on May 22, 2009

PSALM 1 AND GAMBLING If you go to the casino to find fulfillment and play craps, you’ll find when the dice are rolled, there are a possibility of 64 combinations for which you desire the outcome to be a 7 or 11 or snake eyes, depending on how you’ve placed your bets. The roulette wheel gives ...read more

Tags: Assurance Of Salvation

Denomination: *other

New Gambling Addiction Temptations

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009

NEW GAMBLING ADDICTION TEMPTATIONS Free online gaming could lead to the very real problem of gambling addiction. 33% of Oregon teens play free casino-type games online, according to the state’s Dept. of Human Services. The games ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:24

Tags: Addiction

I'm Always Fascinated By The Stories Of People ...

Contributed by Bret Toman on May 20, 2010

I'm always fascinated by the stories of people who win large sums of money in lotteries. A large majority of whom wish they had never won. Willie Hurt of Lansing, Mich., won $3.1 million in 1989. Two years later he was broke and charged with murder. His lawyer says Hurt spent his fortune on a ...read more

Tags: Money, Gambling

Denomination: Baptist

Legalized Gambling Americans Spend More Money On ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

Legalized Gambling Americans spend more money on more forms of legal gambling now than at any time in the nation’s history. 70% of Americans say legalized gambling encourages people to gamble more than they can afford. Only 62% expressed that concern in ’89. Interestingly 71% approve of state ...read more

Tags: Communication General

Teen Gambling: A Recent Annenberg Public Policy ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Teen Gambling: A recent Annenberg Public Policy Center survey found 11% (almost double from last year) of high-school boys play cards for money weekly; 26% report gambling in the last month. Researcher Rachel Volberg notes one of the biggest problems with teen gambling is that hitting the jackpot ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Listen To This News Clipping. "Gambling, ...  PRO

Contributed by Douglas Vincent on May 28, 2004

Listen to this news clipping. “Gambling, robbery, sexual immorality, and violence is prevalent. Half of all children are born out of wedlock; purity and fidelity to the marriage vow are sneered out of fashion. Corruption in politics is rampant. The world is broken.” This clipping is from 1694. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:13

Tags: Brokenness, Church Small Groups

Denomination: Methodist

Gambling: 2 In 3 Americans Say They Have ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Gambling: 2 in 3 Americans say they have participated in some form of gambling activity in the last 12 months. State lotteries are the most common. Casino visits are becoming more common and men are significantly ...read more

Tags: Sin General

8 Lies Addicted Gamblers Tell Themselves

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Oct 15, 2019

8 Lies Addictive Gamblers Tell Themselves 1. "One more trip to gamble won't hurt anything." 2. "I need to go gamble to see my friends." 3. "I'm a loser, so who cares if I gamble." 4. "I deserve to gamble, because I have had a hard week." 5. ...read more

Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 3:12

Tags: Excuses, Gambling, Work

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Gambling Losses: U.s. Government Officials And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Gambling Losses: U.S. government officials and industry insiders estimate overall losses on Internet gambling--illegal in the US--will amount to more than $3 ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Legalized Gambling, Available In 48 States, Cost ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 14, 2007

Legalized Gambling, available in 48 states, cost Americans $80 billion in ’05 loses reports U.S. News & World Report. 73 million visited more than 1,200 U.S casinos, up from 53 million in ’00. 42 states now run lotteries. The 2005 National Annenberg Risk Survey of Youth claims 2.9 million young ...read more

Legalized Gambling, Available In 48 States, Cost ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007

Legalized Gambling, available in 48 states, cost Americans $80 billion in ’05 loses reports U.S. News & World Report. 73 million visited more than 1,200 U.S casinos, up from 53 million in ’00. 42 states now run lotteries. The 2005 National Annenberg Risk Survey of Youth claims 2.9 million young ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Despite Rejecting Casino Gambling 3 Times Since ...  PRO

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jun 19, 2004

Despite rejecting casino gambling 3 times since 1978, Florida is home to a vigorous gambling industry made up of 31 racetracks, dog tracks, and jai alai frontons; about 26 gambling boats, a state sanctioned lottery, and at least 6 casinos located on Native American reservations throughout the ...read more

Tags: Addiction, Christian Values, Faith

Denomination: Baptist

63% Of Americans Say Gambling Is Morally ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

63% of Americans say gambling is morally acceptable, while just 35% say it is morally wrong. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Money

Gambling Online: This Year More Than 2,000 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Gambling Online: This year more than 2,000 gambling Web sites will take in nearly $10 billion. That’s up 40% from ‘04 making gambling one of the Internet’s largest moneymakers, even though ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Gambling Draws More Money From American Pockets ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Gambling draws more money from American pockets than movies, videos, music and books combined, according to the latest figures from Christiansen Capital Advisors. Americans now lose $68 ...read more

Tags: Sin General

An Estimated 6 To 10 Million Americans Gamble ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

An estimated 6 to 10 million Americans gamble compulsively. (Foster Letter ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Gambling By Cell Phone Has Sky-Rocketed. The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Gambling by cell phone has sky-rocketed. The number of betting pages downloaded is expected to approach 3 million this year, a rise of 367% over ...read more

Tags: Addiction

There Now More Than 1,800 Gambling Websites. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

There now more than 1,800 gambling websites. (Foster letter ...read more

Tags: Addiction

Online Gambling Has Soared Ten-Fold In The Past 6 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Online Gambling has soared ten-fold in the past 6 years to about $4.2 billion. (Revenue Vol.1 ...read more

Tags: Sin General