{"id":104317,"date":"2026-01-08T07:51:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T07:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/08\/dave-ramsey-says-online-sports-betting-a-portal-to-hell\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T07:51:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T07:51:20","slug":"dave-ramsey-says-online-sports-betting-a-portal-to-hell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/08\/dave-ramsey-says-online-sports-betting-a-portal-to-hell\/","title":{"rendered":"Dave Ramsey Says Online Sports Betting A &#8216;Portal to Hell&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"post-content__sub-title\">\n        Posted on: January 8, 2026, 12:22h.\u00a0\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content__sub-title\">\n        Last updated on: January 7, 2026, 01:34h.\n    <\/p>\n<div class=\"post-info-panel\">\n<div class=\"post-info-panel__author-holder js-open-close\">\n<div class=\"post-info-panel__author-logo\">\n                <img alt=\"Avatar photo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cropped-4-1-50x50.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/cropped-4-1-100x100.png 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-50 photo\" height=\"50\" width=\"50\" decoding=\"async\"\/>            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dave Ramsey says the legalization of online sports betting has devastated young men<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ramsey calls online sportsbooks \u201cpure evil\u201d and a \u201cportal to hell\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ramsey critics say sports gambling is an individual\u2019s choice, and some do win<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr\/>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Dave Ramsey is no fan of gambling or sports betting. He\u2019s made that abundantly clear over the years when callers into his nationally syndicated financial advice radio show have sought help for dealing with loved ones or colleagues struggling with gambling addictions.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_372537\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-372537\" data-style=\"width: 858px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-post-thumbnail-858xAUTO wp-image-372537\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-07-at-1.51.27\u202fPM-858x572.jpg\" alt=\"Dave Ramsey sports betting gambling\" width=\"858\" height=\"572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-07-at-1.51.27\u202fPM-858x572.jpg 858w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-07-at-1.51.27\u202fPM-430x287.jpg 430w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-07-at-1.51.27\u202fPM-302x200.jpg 302w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-07-at-1.51.27\u202fPM-238x158.jpg 238w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-07-at-1.51.27\u202fPM-194x128.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-07-at-1.51.27\u202fPM.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 858px) 100vw, 858px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-372537\" class=\"text-description\">Dave Ramsey shows a clip from a recent episode of \u201cThe Ramsey Show\u201d in which he discussed the dangers of online sports betting, particularly how it preys on young men. Ramsey calls online sports betting \u201cpure evil.\u201d (Image: The Ramsey Show\/X)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">During a recent edition of \u201cThe Ramsey Show,\u201d which has aired for more than three decades and is among the most listened to daily financial broadcasts in the US, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/dave-ramsey-says-spouses-gambling-addicts-must-make-demands\/\">Ramsey<\/a> doubled down on his abhorrence of sports gambling. The financial advisor opined that sports betting, which was only legal in Nevada seven years ago, but today is regulated in 39 states and Washington, DC, is preying upon young men.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"main-blockquote\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The fastest-growing addiction that is destroying young men in their 20s is online sports gambling. FanDuel is a portal to hell. DraftKings isn\u2019t king of nothing except their own pocketbook,\u201d Ramsey said.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThey\u2019re screwing an entire generation of young men. That\u2019s why they can afford to buy all of these ads,\u201d Ramsey continued.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Sportsbook Foe<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Sports betting is, of course, a business. And sportsbooks like DraftKings and FanDuel don\u2019t spend many millions of dollars each year marketing their sports gambling operations and handing out free sign-up bonuses out of the goodness of their hearts, Ramsey said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThere are back-to-back ads every time you turn on a sporting event. They\u2019re spending billions of dollars. You know where they\u2019re getting that? It\u2019s out of your kid\u2019s freaking pocket. This is evil stuff,\u201d Ramsey declared.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Some viewers of his show commented that gambling, including sports betting, is an individual\u2019s choice. Ramsey countered by opining that DraftKings and FanDuel are skilled at convincing young men how easy it is to win, when in reality they are almost guaranteed to lose.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cYou don\u2019t win,\u201d Ramsey declared.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">The American Gaming Association (AGA) reports that through 10 months of 2025, sports bettors lost $13 billion. That marked a 17.2% surge on the prior year.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Americans bet about $14 billion a month through legal, regulated sportsbooks. The handle doesn\u2019t include illegal sports bets with offshore websites or local bookies, nor bets made on event contract platforms like Kalshi.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Sports Betting Participation<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">A 2025 study from the Research Institute at Siena University in New York concluded that half of all men aged 18 to 49 have an active online sports betting account. That data suggests that 22% of all American adults have an online wagering account, and more than half admitted to chasing a bet, or making another wager in hopes of winning back a loss.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The study found that 37% of bettors have felt ashamed after losing, and 20% have encountered troubles meeting financial obligations because of their betting.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/dave-ramsey-says-online-sports-betting-a-portal-to-hell\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Posted on: January 8, 2026, 12:22h.\u00a0 Last updated on: January 7, 2026, 01:34h. 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