Can I point to a Scripture passage that says, “Thou shalt not gamble”? Not in those exact words, not even in the KJV. But if we look at the[...]

My last three 1819 News columns have stressed that (1) gambling preys upon the poor and fails to create new wealth; (2) gambling was a disaster in colonial America[...]

Switching her 2010 position to now support legalized gambling, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey says of gambling opponents, “They don’t have to gamble.” In a sense, she’s right. We don’t have[...]

Gambling, we’re told, is part of the American tradition. From the lotteries of the American colonies to the riverboats and saloons of the Old West, America grew up on[...]

As the Legislature wrestles with the thorny issue of legalized gambling, the Foundation hopes you will consider the fundamental question: Will gambling really make Alabama a better place in[...]

“Accidents” of history are sometimes the Providence of God. In 1620 the Pilgrims sailed for America, intending to plant a colony in northern Virginia.  But a storm blew them[...]