Topic: Attitudes of different cultures and religions to gambling. (Read 355 times)

Islam forbids gambling because it is Haram. Just like consuming alcohol most of my Muslim friends will never engage in gambling. They would not even come close to physical gambling shops. This does not by any means mean that some Muslims don't gable. They do it in secret.

My family doesn't appreciate gambling. The first time one of my aunties knew that I gambled she was very mad at me and wanted me to quit immediately. You have to keep your gambling life secret to avoid being tagged as the black sheep.    

1. North Africa. A Muslim country and a relatively religious people with an Arab Islamic culture.
2. Of course, the relationship with gambling will be very negative and it is forbidden according to a sacred text in the Quran.
3. Islamic law considers gambling to be destructive to the individual and corrupting to society and therefore prohibits all forms of gambling and promises that those who violate this ruling will be tormented by God in the hellfire forever. Some religious jurists consider that the prohibition also includes those who provide gambling services and even the bodies granting licenses for the activity. Likewise, no one may use money or assets derived from gambling profits.
4. The approach is simple: religion prohibits gambling as it prohibits alcohol. However, the country's economy benefits greatly from these two sectors, so the authorities monopolize them, meaning that the state alone produces alcohol and supervises gambling games, and no one is allowed to invest in them.

These factors undeniably affects approaches and general acceptance to gambling,  for some persons,  it's a key determinants and for some other they don't really care about it, they just do that which they find okay.  Basically see this whole thing falling back at exposure ans orientation,  if only they can further be exposed to a better mindset about all of this, maybe we get people doing better with it.

1. Christain, West Africa
2. Negative. In churches, the religious leaders speak to discourage gambling and make a call for those who are addicted to step forward to be prayed for and get counselling.
3. Yes. The rise in addictions. Someone killed themselves as a result. Others have gone into borrowing because of it.
4. Gambling addiction is now widely spoken off but there are not practical help centers for this. Even when people want to quit it, it is hard to seek help and they just continue in it. 

Gambling is not mentioned anywhere in the bible!
What you linked there is not the Bible it's the Apostolic Constitutions basically fanflicks.
What the bible says is about greed and it disapproves let's call them get rich quick schemes, so if we go by the actual passage, it would be more against speculation on meme coins than gambling.

Anyhow, being Christian in England or Mexico or Fillipine is like being from a different religion, and I'm not talking about Roman Catholic and protestant differences, it looks like another religion altogether.

We are an open country, and it depends on the region and religion where you belong. Some parts accept and support gambling, and some parts consider gambling as evil.
But gambling has a huge contribution to our coffers as it sustain and supports our health sectors.
Our government runs the casino and the lottery, so the profit goes to the coffers of the government, so they allow and promote gambling. its both positives and negatives, but the positives outweigh the negatives.

Because your parent kicks against gambling does not mean every Christian home is against it. Like I said earlier, I'm from a family that doesn't use religion to justify their beliefs. I'm also from a Christian household where my dad is a recognised and respected person in the church, but you can't see him painting gambling to be evil. He doesn't fall into the category of people who use it because of how a particular set of people behaves towards something to generalise his view on that thing. As long as you are doing it legally and with your right sense of mind and you are in control, there is nothing wrong about that. Well, it's all about personal view and nothing more, and we should not attach religion too much to it.

Both the christian and the Muslim family dont like gambling. and the reason is because gambling has caused alot of damage to the youths of our generation. I have never seen a place where religious people talks anything positive about gambling. I am from a Christian family and I know how my parent kick against gamble because of the implication involved in it. Even when I gamble I do it secretly for them not to know, because if they should know then that will be a problem. So no religion support gambling.

Religions may not support gambling neither do they applaud gambling activities but if you speak with the priest or messenger then he's response will be not to get into it. I found out that religion is like a user manual, most of the things being prohibited are basically not a sin but just a guide to leave freely and avoid anything that will later connect to commit sin. Knowing that once a person get's addicted to gambling there is always consequences, morally in the face of religion, gambling is not recommended but we gamble because it does not hinder our relationship on whom we believe in and best know how to manage factors that could lead to addiction and committing crimes.

No Religion fosters gambling

I will say (positive) when done appropriately but other wise when it affects you becomes a problem and having negative effect on the person.

Gambling isn't by force, if you no longer feel like gambling then quit but over all don't summarize everything as a wrong thing to do.

In the northern part of my country (Nigeria), which is majorly occupied by Muslims, they have a different belief about how they picture gambling; the majority of my Muslim friends stand against gambling, that it's against their beliefs.

While some Christian homes also don't like gambling with whatever interpretation they can tag to it, some really don't care as long as you don't steal to gamble.

Personally, I come from a family where we don't use religion to justify things; instead, we look at how pure and true that thing is. As far as you are not doing anything wrong or illegal, you are more than welcome to gamble; just be on the right track—that's all.

I am a Christian, I believe that the sacrifice on the cross of Calvary was to free us, today we are truly free, this includes having the free will to decide what we can or cannot do, logically, based on common sense and what will do us good or not, thus leaving it up to each one to decide whether gambling is good or bad. I believe that gambling is not harmful, I like to bet, I follow the games and that's it. Freedom.

Most people on the forum might be Christians or Muslim by religion, but that doesn't stop you from gambling. Remember it's a choice only you can decide on and might as well keep it a secret. Now with the Advent of online casinos, I don't think it would be difficult to hide your gambling habits from others. It might affect your attitude in a way as you might keep away from the public jus go gambling on your devices but then so long you don't get addicted, you might be able to keep it hidden for long.

I don't heard or read any bible that gambling is sin and how it become sin if you get rich quick in gambling?
It seems I found the answer through google that pointing to what you mean according to the bible it is not direct said in gambling but it warns you against the love of money and get-rich-quick schemes.
Because if you did it, it can lead to addiction, financial ruin, and unhealthy spirit.
It doesn't mention that gambling is sin.

That's why I always said to my self and my friends they shouldn't treat gambling as a source of income instead gamble only for fun. That's the only reason why gambling exist to have fun not to ruin your life we are the only one who control ourself and we should think that there's no get rich quick scheme.

My religion is Christianity. Gambling is not mentioned in our Holy Book the Bible. But there are related verses that talk about engaging in activities with the intention of getting rich quickly. Some groups see it as a sin because it is a way of getting rich faster. While another creed sees over-gambling as a sin while they don't frown at responsible gambling.

My opinion is that if you know that you cannot control your gambling life and you will go to the level of over gambling, it is better to stay clear from gambling. But if you gamble responsibly, it is not a negative activity. It is usually very difficult to change religious beliefs. I am not sure that these strong oppositions to gambling will ever change.

nations might be becoming more open and welcoming to gambling but to say that gambling is universally accepted by the different religion is what doesn't look real because for most religion, it is never about how things have evolved and how that with change of government or change of times some practices can get accepted if it doesn't align with what the religious book accepts or kicks against. the two most popular religion which is Christianity and Muslim does not still accept gambling among her members since it is outrightly spelt out in their holy book that such is not to be seen among her members. members that gambles do so under covering and are never seen to be faithful and this is the fact till date except there is a reason to give that will suggest that things have changed.

in a bid to advocate that gambling be not seen as a sin that is against most religious believes, the discussion regarding what actually is gambling and what makes it a sin is often looked at with some sharing the opinion that gambling itself is not a sin that it is when it is done in an irresponsible way that it can be described as a sin and hence a breaking of the religious law. even with that argument, it doesn't still take out the fact that most religious books and religious leaders still speak against gambling till date.

I am a christian by religion, and the opinion from the doctrine of the christainity I practice, gambling is something that is not good even if you do it in moderation. Devotes and those who really practice the religion, they can play games but will not gamble or stake any kind of money in it.

People have also taken advantage of this trend to make sure that they are not seen in physical casinos so they can gamble secretly without the knowledge of others.

Something that I have noticed about Christianity is that doctrines are different and while some doctrines may preach moderation some doctrines may actually speak against it entirely.

Here in my country is different now. In the old times, gambling is part of the filipino culture, they always play "tongits" or "sabong" cock fighting every weekend after work. Gambling is pretty normal to old people, and I think religion doesn't really matter because if you want to gamble, you'll gamble. Even during solemn occasions like "lamay" (wakes), where card games are played to keep visitors awake and encourage social interaction. Well church in general discourage gambling because it's bad, waste of money, it's a general idea but I don't think it's not that really against it. If you're playing it with entertainment only, it's fine to them.

Change? Actually it changes right now naturally, the new generation discourage gambling, they set their minds as waste of money. It changes naturally, especially among the new gen, who increasingly discourage gambling and criticize influencers promoting it on social media. Many young people see gambling as impractical due to the rising cost of living, inflation, and the difficulty of earning money nowadays. This shift seems to happen naturally as people become more financially conscious, prioritizing stability over risky acts like gambling.

Well, it's understandable, even the young ones get rich fast because of crypto, they knew the value of money. Right risk, right investment.

I'm a Christian and I don't think that the religion has a definition whether gambling is good or bad so I believe that if you gamble responsibly that means that you're good to go. I also believe that anything that can be addictive like gambling, alcohol, gluttony and even sexual acts should be engaged in responsibly or in moderation. People need to have control over these things, without control it makes the person to become a slave to their desires, which can be destructive to the person.

Many years back when there was just physical casinos, many people didn't identify with gambling, most don't have the time to go into a casino or bet outlets to gamble. Today the narrative has changed with crypto casinos, people can easily gamble on their smart phones. I see this trend as knocking off many sentiments about gambling. Gambling was seen by many people, religions and cultures as evil and something that will make people to become irresponsible. But that naretive is gradually changing, people now gamble for fun with amount that they can afford to loose, not basically to make money.

This correct interpretation about Christianity view over gambling which is the typical sermon on our pastor when the topic is related to gambling or anything that will make people feel greedy.


I think because many spiritual leaders are open mind about people natural nature of being sinners. We need faith to be save because we are sinners not because saint that’s why committing sin is normal. This was interpreted by many believers as free pass to do whatever they want as long as they ask for forgiveness.

The most funny thing is, Islam completely forbid gambling, but there are many Muslims are gambling. In this forum there are many Muslims too and they promote gambling campaign, looks like religion is nothing in modern society.

True, it's all depends to ourselves, religion is just a mask or requirement to get accepted into the community.

Because you know, if you admit you're an Atheist, people will see you're a bad person and they will avoid you.