gambling
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NewsAlberta’s government follows Ontario’s lead into online gambling
Sometimes politicians admit more than they mean to. This past July, the Alberta minister in charge of gambling in the province, Dale Nally, made a…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Aug 29, 2026
More unintended consequences We need government because we needs laws, and the administrators of it. But law is a blunt instrument, inflexible, applying to all,…
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NewsOntario’s “conservative” gov’t opposes bill that would have banned gambling ads
Ontario is awash in new gamblers. As ARPA Canada reported earlier this year: “A recent study found that since iGaming Ontario was introduced, total monthly…
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NewsSaturday Selections – June 27, 2026
Envy is a sin. Wealth isn’t. If you could make everyone twice as wealthy, would you do it? This is an odd fellow, making a…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Feb. 28, 2026
Canada about to murder its 100,000th citizen via MAiD When you become callous about life, and see ending it as compassionate, then how can you…
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Culture ClashesGet out of the game
When I was a kid, I remember my aunt asking, whenever we were traveling somewhere, “Are we having fun yet?” Of course, we usually said…
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Assorted“It’s only a dollar!” – on bingos and raffles
“I think we should have a bingo night to raise money for our community.” “All you spend is $1.00 on a ticket and you could…
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NewsSports betting explodes across Canada
Since Canada legalized sports betting in 2021, the industry has exploded, and last week the Edmonton Oilers and the Alberta government were just the latest…
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AssortedGambling as the new norm? Christians still need to say no
Estimates had Americans betting a record $23 billion on Super Bowl LVIII, up more than a third from the $16 billion that was wagered in…
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NewsSaturday Selections – Jan 13, 2024
Click on the titles below to go to the linked articles… Were women dying by the thousands before abortion was legalized? (3 min) One of…
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NewsCrypto companies losing employees, losing public trust
In early January, several firms involved in crypto-currency announced that they would be reducing the size of their workforces significantly. Genesis, Coinbase, Blockchain.com and Crypto.com…
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Economics – Home FinancesIs gambling wrong? And if so, what about buying stocks?
Some Christians won’t invest in the stock market because they believe that investing in stocks is really no different than buying a lottery ticket. Both,…
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AssortedWhat are we to make of gambling?
And He said to them, “Take heed and beware of covetousness for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses….
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NewsStill want to win the lottery?
“The next Lotto 6/49 jackpot is an estimated 16 million dollars.” When you hear something like that, the temptation is to imagine how that sum…