–– Charles Russell

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Another weekend passes by, packed with hundreds of sporting events on which to gamble away hard-earned income. Whether the vice of choice is English Premier League, PSL, IPL, Super Rugby, Racing or Golf, statistically speaking South African’s gamble away more than R28 billion every week, or R1.5 trillion annually, having grown 550% in the past 4 years. This now represents ~20% of SA’s GDP and is one of the country’s most burning social issues.

Looking at this dilemma through a Christian lens, we observe several problems: