Description
The casino is no longer a building in Las Vegas. It’s a permanent presence in our pockets, our sports broadcasts and in our children’s video games. In this Focal Point, Imam Tom Facchine examines the transformation of gambling from a physical destination into a ubiquitous digital industry while becoming increasingly difficult to recognize.
Drawing on historical analysis, contemporary research, personal testimonies, and Islamic teachings, this episode explores the normalization of gambling, who bears its costs, and why the Qur’ans prohibition is as relevant today as ever.
0:00 – The Casino Is Now in Your Pocket
2:13 – Gambling's Deep Roots in America
3:35 – Baseball's Scandal and the Pete Rose Ban
5:23 – 2018: The Supreme Court Legalizes Sports Betting
6:17 – DraftKings, FanDuel, and the Trojan Horse
8:04 – Sports Betting Ads and the State Tax Trap
10:27 – What the Quran Actually Says About Gambling
12:38 – The Data: Bankruptcy, Debt & Suicide
13:49 – The $10,000 Gambling Experiment
15:46 – How Betting Apps Hook You
17:37 – The Hafiz With a Secret Addiction
21:5 – How the Industry Recruits Children
25:07 – Universities Selling Students to Sportsbooks
26:38 – Prediction Markets: Gambling in a Business Suit
30:15 – What Gambling Does to Families
33:20 – "But It's Legal" — Answering the Objections
36:16 – What Our Communities Must Do
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