George Washington was right when he said, “Gambling is the child of avarice [greed], brother of iniquity, and the father of mischief.” Gambling is a deplorable evil and ought to be opposed. Why?
First, it exploits human weakness. It addicts people like alcohol or drugs. It clutches them in its bony fingers and squeezes them until they are impoverished. Dollars that should be spent on monthly installments for houses, furniture, food, cars, clothes, and medical bills are spent on gambling and thus a person's family, their creditors, and their employer all suffer because of vice.
Second, it corrupts whatever it touches. Let the gambling industry get interested in sports and they will soon try to bribe the players. People start o...