This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.

Part I (00:13 - 12:18)
The Big Story of the Super Bowl LVI? Gambling. — How the Snowball of Legal Gambling Predictably Turned into an Avalanche

• Super Bowl LVI Is Poised to Be Biggest Bet Game in Football History by Wall Street Journal (Joseph De Avila)

Part II (12:18 - 19:48)
You Simply Bought A Chance to Win a Game of Chance: The Temptations of Sports Betting and the Waning Evangelical Concern of Legalized Gambling

• Super Bowl Betting Is a $7.6 Billion Problem Fewer Evangelicals Care About by Christianity Today (Emily Belz)
• We Aren’t in Vegas Anymore by New York Times (Ross Douthat)

Part III (19:48 - 22:34)
An Unfolding Series of Moral Challenges in the Beijing Olympic Games: Russia Finds Itself Mixed Up in Another Doping Controversy

• Russia is Embroiled in Another Doping Controversy. No One Should be Surprised. by Washington Post (Editorial Board)

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