Good day. Welcome to the Monday, October the 27th, 2025 edition of the Daily Article podcast from Denison Forum. I'm Chris Elkins, narrating today's daily article written by cultural apologist Dr. Jim Denison.

Chauncey Billups is an NBA head coach and Hall of Fame member.

Now he, Miami Heat Guard Terry Rozier, and former Cleveland Cavaliers player and assistant coach,

Damon Jones, are implicated in a wide-ranging investigation into illegal sports betting and rigged poker games. A total of 34 people have been

arrested. Billups is among those accused of participating in poker games rigged by the mafia,

serving as face cards to attract high rollers who became victims. Rozier is accused of sharing

inside information, removing himself early from at least

one game for the benefit of gamblers, and profiting from those bets. The proliferation of legalized

sports wagering makes the game more susceptible to cheating than ever before. You can bet not only on

the outcome of the games, but on the points players will score and other factors within the contest.

Consequently, a player can intentionally miss shots, fake injuries, and otherwise act in less obvious ways to benefit betters.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver said of the investigation, quote,

I was deeply disturbed.

There's nothing more important to the league and its fans than the integrity of the competition.

In quote, he's right.

As sports commentator Jay Busby noted, the future of the league is now in question.

Quote, the NBA isn't going anywhere, but it doesn't need to vanish to fade from prominence. Boxing and horse racing still exist, but thanks to pervasive

questions about whether what we're seeing is on the level, their wispy, all but irreverent

shadows of their former nationally celebrated selves.

His warning applies not just to the NBA, but to every Christian.

Here's why.

A counselor colleague once told me that Satan is a great economist.

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