Ever since I started teaching the Divine Comedy years ago, I’ve been on the lookout for lacunae. Just when I think I’ve found one, it turns out Dante has covered it with incomparable sagesse. Take gamblers. Why don’t we find them in Hell? Well,…
When a pastor I know told me about “an issue ruining marriages” in his congregation, I assumed he was going to describe a spate of financial trouble, a string of faithlessness, typical marital discord. Then he explained the trouble was “online…
Online sports betting has exploded in popularity over the past half decade. Where professional and college sports once strictly banned gambling, ads for sports betting companies now appear on stadium walls, sports casters debate the “smartest”…
Credit scores drop, bad debt increases and more people go bankrupt when states legalize online sports betting, a recent study shows. The UCLA and Harvard-based, titled “The Financial Consequences of Legalized Sports Gambling,” quantified the…
Less than one-third of Americans (29%) believe gambling is morally wrong, a Pew Research survey indicates, while a whopping 50% don’t feel gambling is a moral issue at all. Meanwhile, Americans across the country are suffering cascading…
ANN ARBOR, MI — Local sports fan Adam Cartwright was finally forced to admit to himself that he had a gambling problem after he finished placing a bet on the outcome of a women's basketball game."Ok, maybe I really do have an…
The NBA and MLB took steps this week to prove they can police gambling corruption in their leagues following two damaging sports betting scandals. Given their track record, sports fans and legislators remain skeptical. The NBA is “barreling”…
MIAMI, FL — Now that a majority of players have been arrested on charges of illegal sports gambling, the Miami Heat announced that the golden retriever affectionately known as "Air Bud" had finally been called up to play in the…
By The Stream Published on November 5, 2025 In this 29-minute video, ex-mobster Michael Franzese breaks down the NBA gambling scandal that just broke – Terry Rozier, Chauncey Billups, and 34 others arrested in a massive FBI operation targeting…
NEW YORK, NY — Thursday's arrests of Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, former NBA player Damon Jones, and 28 other individuals were brought to you by DraftKings, the NBA said in a…
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