“Whoever is greedy for unjust gain troubles his own household, but he who hates bribes will live.” – Proverbs 15:27
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Sports betting is literally everywhere. Over the last few years, sports betting and prediction markets have exploded. In fact, many high-profile professional athletes are even partnering with these sports betting platforms to advance the gambling industry. For example, in the NBA, LeBron James has partnered with Polymarket, and Kevin Durant has a deal with FanDuel to promote their betting platform.
However, one NBA phenom is standing on principle and made it clear that he will not partner with these predatory sports betting companies. Victor Wembanyama was recently asked by a group of reporters if he would ever become a brand ambassador for a sports gambling company and he responded courageously, saying, “Absolutely not… I would never do that. Honestly, I think it’s very sad to see some players promote it, in my opinion. Everybody does whatever they want, but without me.”
The gambling industry intentionally addicts people to their platforms, especially young men, to make more money off their addiction. Just recently, Massachusetts announced that it was investigating DraftKings for using Artificial Intelligence to target problem gamblers to get them to spend even more on their platform. Gambling addictions destroy lives and even lead some gamblers to commit suicide.
Because of this, it is encouraging to see someone with the star power of Victor Wembanyama refuse to promote such a harmful industry regardless of how much they’d pay him. No one should be endorsing these corrupt sports betting companies. America certainly could use more outspoken athletes who care more about people than they do the dollar bill.
LET US PRAY…
Father, thank You for the courageous stand of Victor Wembanyama against the predatory sports gambling companies. Lord, please help more people in influential positions to stand against the gambling industry instead of joining with them to make a profit. Father, help Your people to realize that gambling is an unwise use of the resources that You have blessed us with. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.