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{{See also|Gambling and the Bible}}

{{See also|Gambling and the Bible}}

'''Sports gambling''' is a form of [[gambling]] whereupon a person bets on certain outcomes of a sporting event (the most common are the winner, and whether the winning team will cover the "spread", or the number of points by which the favored team is expected to win).

'''Sports gambling''' is a form of [[gambling]] whereupon a person bets on certain outcomes of a sporting event (the most common are the winner, and whether the winning team will cover the "spread", or the number of points by which the favored team is expected to win). In June 2025, the [[Southern Baptist Convention]] adopted a strong resolution against sports gambling, and the [[liberal]] comedian John Oliver featured a segment in March against this betting.<ref>https://churchleaders.com/news/512244-southern-baptists-resolution-condemning-sports-betting.html</ref>

"Americans now wager roughly $150 billion a year on sports, and 48% of American men under 50 have an account on a digital sportsbook at sites like DraftKings, FanDuel, ESPNBet, and BetMGM, according to a Siena College survey."<ref name="B">Nick Devor," America's Sports Betting Boom Is About to Backfire --- For every dollar in gambling tax revenue, U.S. states spend under a penny on problem gambling. The gaming industry spends even less. Millions of gamblers are at their mercy," Barron's

"Americans now wager roughly $150 billion a year on sports, and 48% of American men under 50 have an account on a digital sportsbook at sites like DraftKings, FanDuel, ESPNBet, and BetMGM, according to a Siena College survey."<ref name="B">Nick Devor," America's Sports Betting Boom Is About to Backfire --- For every dollar in gambling tax revenue, U.S. states spend under a penny on problem gambling. The gaming industry spends even less. Millions of gamblers are at their mercy," Barron's