CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY OCTOBER 27, 2025
WHEN THE SUPREME COURT STRUCK DOWN A FEDERAL LAW SEVEN YEARS AGO THAT EFFECTIVELY BANNED SPORTS BETTING IN MOST STATES I THOUGHT IT WAS A BAD DECISION. ONE OF THE PURPOSES OF THE LAW IS TO CONTROL VICE AND BEHAVIOR THAT IS NOT GOOD FOR INDIVIDUALS OR THE NATION.
IN AN “I TOLD YOU SO” MOMENT, FEDERAL AUTHORITIES LAST WEEK ARRESTED MORE THAN 30 PEOPLE – INCLUDING THE NBA’S PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS COACH, CHAUNCEY BILLUPS, AND MIAMI HEAT GUARD TERRY ROZIER. CHARGES INCLUDE WIRE FRAUD, EXTORTION, ILLEGAL GAMBLING AND MONEY LAUNDERING. THE NBA HAS FAN DUEL AND DRAFT KINGS AS ITS OFFICIAL GAMBLING PARTNERS. WHAT DID THEY EXPECT WOULD HAPPEN?
THERE ARE ALSO CHARGES THAT ROZIER DELIBERATELY FAKED AN INJURY AND POCKETED $200 THOUSAND FROM SPORTS BETTERS. AND THERE ARE CHARGES ABOUT POKER GAME CHEATING THAT COST GAMBLERS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. THE FEDERAL INDICTMENTS ALSO INCLUDE MEMBERS OF THE MAFIA, WHICH MOST PEOPLE PROBABLY THOUGHT DISAPPEARED YEARS AGO.
I’M REMINDED OF WHAT KING SOLOMON SAID AS RECORDED IN ECCLESIASTES: “WHOEVER HAS MONEY, NEVER HAS MONEY ENOUH.” HOW TRUE. I’M CAL THOMAS.
