The Briefing with Albert Mohler Wednesday, February 11, 2026
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Feb 11, 2026 A focused look at the moral crisis of sports gambling and its cultural normalization. Coverage of game-fixing scandals and how legal changes unleashed widespread wagering. Examination of prediction markets being recast as trading rather than gambling. Discussion of industry targeting of young men and boys and the broader social consequences.
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Leagues Embraced What They Once Rejected
- Albert Mohler shows how professional leagues shifted from shunning gambling to actively partnering with it.
- That transformation erodes the assumed moral separation between sport and gambling for fans and institutions.
Wide College Basketball Game-Fixing Indictments
- Federal indictments allege gamblers conspired with dozens of college players to fix games across multiple teams.
- Prosecutors say at least 39 players on 17 Division I teams manipulated roughly 54 contests in 2024.
Treat Prediction Apps As Gambling
- Monitor and restrict youth access to prediction-market and betting apps in your home and church.
- Treat these platforms as gambling even when industry labels them as investments.
