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So what do you think about this? Does gambling with crypto mean that laws about gambling being Haram don't apply all the time?
I was thinking that of crypto is earned outside of one's regular job, for example as a reward for activities such as bounties or sweepstakes, then maybe gambling with these earnings insta Haram?
I don't think there is any excuse for the Muslim faithful to gamble. Gambling is forbidden in Islam as I know and I believe the faithful should adhere to that unless they just want to set the religion aside and do as they like. No controversy about this, it is plain, so any Muslim doing it must know that they are not completely being faithful to the religion. Well, we have our lives to live, what really matters is a good life you live that is void of evil and selfishness, once that is done, I know that God can't forsake you, religion or not.
Nevertheless, in plain terms, a core Muslim person will not gamble, but it is your choice to be a core Muslim or not.
These concepts are interesting to me because most Christian people like me, while having our religion dictate that gambling is a very serious sin, most do it anyway. Basically most christians aren't very pious at all and don't follow religion rules at least in my experience. So using loopholes to circumvent religious rules when your country even endorsed certain casinos isn't needed that much. So it's interesting to observe these differences.
I think Christians are bending things due to the better grace and freedom we have more than Muslims. Even with that, all I know is that the religion forbids you to do anything that will hurt you or hurt you. If gambling is hurting you, you should let go so that it will not become a sin to you.
I am not saying that I know the Bible more than anyone here, nonetheless, I will still be glad if someone can point to a place in the Bible where it is said emphatically that we should not gamble.