By Hunter Hines Christian Action League May 12, 2022 Friday, April 6, Rev. Curtis Norris, pastor of Calvary Church in Olivia, received an urgent phone call from Belinda McGugan about an application for a gaming establishment in their community. A retiree and resident of Olivia, McGugan was deeply concerned that gambling would bring the wrong […]
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A Trip Down Memory Lane: The Lottery’s Passage and Its Relevance Today
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League March 18, 2022 Now and then, North Carolinians read or hear a news story about someone who won big bucks playing the state lottery. For instance, Fox 8 reported that Kelly Wyatt of Statesville bought a $30 scratch-off ticket and won $1 million last week. She bought the […]
Three Major Daily Newspapers Publish Op-Ed from Christian Action League and N.C. Family Policy Council
By CAL Staff Christian Action League February 25, 2022 Wednesday, a powerful Op-Ed piece calling for North Carolina lawmakers to resist the “easy money” from sports gambling appeared in the Raleigh News and Observer, the Durham Herald-Sun, and the Charlotte Observer. The article, titled N.C. Must Reject the ‘Easy Money’ Sports Betting Would Bring was […]
Is it a Sin to Buy a Lottery Ticket, make a Sports Bet, Spend a Little at the Casino?
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League February 18, 2022 Is it a sin to buy a lottery ticket? What about making a bet at a casino – so long as it’s a budgeted amount of money and made responsibly? How about dropping a sports bet? Is it a sin to gamble? Some people would […]
State Supreme Court Makes It Clear: Sweepstakes Gaming is Illegal in North Carolina
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League February 16, 2022 It appears to be “game over” for some electronic sweepstakes operators in North Carolina, as the state Supreme Court ruled Feb. 11 that their games are predominantly about chance rather than skill and are banned in the Tar Heel state. “This proves beyond a shadow of […]
Fowler Makes Foul Arguments for Sports Betting in North Carolina
By CAL Staff Christian Action League February 3, 2022 In an article titled, Place Your Bets, NC: The Smart Money is on Making Widespread Sports Gambling Legal, Scott Fowler, a sports columnist for the Charlotte Observer, makes a case for legalizing sports betting in the Tar Heel state. Currently, sports gambling is not permitted. Fowler’s […]
Biden Signs New Federal Law for Major Advancement of Gambling in N.C. and the Nation
By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League January 7, 2022 The younger generations might not know the name, Walter Cronkite. He was a broadcasts news journalist who served as the anchor for the CBS Evening News for nearly two decades. He was considered one of the most trusted men in America. In a special program, The […]
Davidson County Sheriff Does His Job – Shuts Down 34 Sweepstakes Parlors
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League December 1, 2021 Davidson County Sheriff Richie Simmons is putting operators of sweepstakes parlors on notice: the businesses are illegal in North Carolina and not welcome in his jurisdiction. After investigating for over a year to verify what was happening in these places of business, his officers recently shut […]
Sports Wagering Bill: ‘Financial Fraud Perpetrated on North Carolinians’
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League November 5, 2021 Once again, the chances of sports betting being legalized in North Carolina are growing. The House Commerce Committee gave Senate Bill 688 its approval on Thursday, sending it on its way to the Judiciary 1 Committee. As he has since the bill was first introduced, the […]
Resistance by NC GOP Lawmakers to Gambling Morphing: Do Christians Share the Blame?
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League October 1, 2021 It has been a startling evolution to witness in North Carolina. Republican lawmakers, long-standing friends of Christian values, are now touting for increased gambling. House Bill 954 – Video Lottery Entertainment is a measure championed by Rep. Harry Warren (R-Rowan). Another Republican, Rep. Tim Moffit […]