Tag: Gambling

Study shows pastors find sports betting morally wrong

April 4, 2019 Aaron Earls

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Americans are expected to wager more than $10 billion on the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, but don’t bet on many pastors joining in. A new study from Nashville-based LifeWay Research found most pastors believe it is morally wrong to bet on sports, while few agree it should be legalized nationwide. Though if…

Editorial: Gambling damages Oklahomans

March 7, 2019

The big myth about gambling in Oklahoma is that it enhances “economic development.” Any gains for local economies are heavily offset by the personal tragedies created by the Oklahoma Lottery, the states 135-plus casinos and gambling on the Internet. The proliferation of gambling wrecks marriages and destroys careers. It costs hard-working people their savings, their…

The problems with betting on sports

November 22, 2018

On November 6, Arkansas voters passed a law to legalize sports betting in that state. Brad Kullman is a former pro-sports scout and executive who believes the current “tanking tsunami” gripping major-league sports will make betting a bad bet. According to Kullman, with an ever-growing number of teams “rebuilding for the future” — translation: not…

Editorial: More, more and more gambling

November 1, 2018

Having 135-plus tribal casinos and a statewide lottery is not enough opportunity to gamble for some people. The Republican-led Legislature and Gov. Mary Fallin expanded casino gambling by permitting craps and roulette to tribal casinos. Now, the focus is on letting Oklahomans legally vote on college football and other sporting events. The tribes want it…

Tribes push gambling vote in Arkansas

September 27, 2018

A tribe based in Oklahoma gave $1.4 to a campaign to legalize four casinos in Arkansas. According to the Driving Arkansas Forward committee, the Quapaw Tribe in Oklahoma donated $191,000 in August and that makes the total contribution $1.4 million. The proposal on the November 6 ballot would enable the Arkansas State Racing Commission to…

Editorial: Is Tulsa becoming Las Vegas?

September 20, 2018

Does Tulsa want to become the new Las Vegas? It seems that way as Tulsa area casinos keep growing as they invest perhaps hundreds of millions of dollars into bigger facilities and more gambling. The Oklahoma Legislature, which is controlled by Republicans who campaigned as conservatives, approved the expansion of gambling in the state’s 130-plus…