Topic: Crypto gambling and religious restrictions - page 9. (Read 1298 times)

The Bible doesn't call gambling a sin as such, although the Bible warns against the love of money and get-rich-quick schemes.

Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints follow these specific commandments:

I am personally a member of The Church of Jesus Christ, so I have a bit more information on this one.

    No alcohol or drugs. 
    Donate 10% or more of your income to charity and the building up of the kingdom of God. 
    Do not view pornography. 
    Do not engage in same-sex relationships. 
    Dedicate Sundays to the Lord. 
    No cigarettes, coffee, tea, coffee or tobacco. 
    Teenagers do not date until 16 years-old. 
    No abortion. 
    No gambling. 

that is very true, not all religious persons have the determination to live by the book. some are walking the path outside of their religious protocols but of course most of them are being discreet about it. i believe a lot are already diverging outside their religious beliefs. we are just humans to be tempted by this kind of addictive activity.

for me, as long as you are not harming anyone, i think that's fine. everyone has their own beliefs and way of living their lives.

Yes, the most important thing is that it doesn't actually harm other people, that's why religion prohibits it because it has too many negative impacts compared to positive impacts, for example robbing, stealing or even committing suicide, many cases are made by gambling addicts just to satisfy their emotions by gambling so looking for money in the wrong way to finance his gambling.

Everyone has different beliefs and not everyone agrees with the rules and laws of their respective religions, not everyone thinks that gambling has a negative impact as well as a positive impact, it all comes back to each individual as long as they are still gambling for themselves without harming others. it's normal and the point is to always remind yourself not to gamble if you can't control yourself.

for me, as long as you are not harming anyone, i think that's fine. everyone has their own beliefs and way of living their lives.

Again, it is actually unethical to discuss the issue of gambling with religion and link it, remember that gambling is personal and so is religion, so it is very important for us to respect other people's views on rules and morals.  i am also a Christian and really respect other Christians who don't gamble because they think gambling is bad behavior, i never feel like i'm right, i just gamble without harming myself, my family and also other people because some radical Christians said that gambling destroys a person's personality and also destroys his life so in my opinion as long as the person is able to manage his gambling activities well then it is legal.

that is very true, not all religious persons have the determination to live by the book. some are walking the path outside of their religious protocols but of course most of them are being discreet about it. i believe a lot are already diverging outside their religious beliefs. we are just humans to be tempted by this kind of addictive activity.

Religion prohibits gambling and it is also haram because it benefits one party and harms many parties, the logic in my opinion is like that. And everything that harms many people, even one person, is considered haram or sinful.
Because gambling can also harm yourself, your family, your children, your wife and also everyone closest to you. And gambling can also damage a person's mental and religious norms. Because there are many negative impacts of gambling, one of which is damaging the economy, getting into debt, increasing crime, reducing morale or laziness, forgetting God and many others.

Talking with someone that is Muslim yesterday, it was suggested to me that many Muslims around the world might be using crypto to circumvent the strict treatment of gambling in predominantly Muslim countries.

It was an interesting concept to consider that since crypto can be used to conceal your spending, it is probably also used by people who want to gamble to avoid the consequences based on religious practices.

But the more interesting side of this is that some probably interpret gambling with crypto as permissible under religious rules. Not exactly 100% approved let's say but not explicitly forbidden either.

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?

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.

Gambling is just like every other activities you can't catch fun from and get self entertained while also with a probable reward attached for the passion. It's a matter of choice as a religious man should you choice to gamble in as much as you do it responsibly without causing disgrace and pain to yourself and family through irresponsible gambling.

If you're a religious fanatic that decides not to gamble because your religion frown at gambling it doesn't mean another brother in same religion that does gamble should be regarded as an evil person, that is his decision and shouldn't be judged. There are religious person's that claim to publicly distant themselves from gambling but engage in it secretly. There are worst things than gambling that people do but because it's a nocturnal act no one is talking about in their various religion.

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?

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.

Religion prohibits gambling and it is also haram because it benefits one party and harms many parties, the logic in my opinion is like that. And everything that harms many people, even one person, is considered haram or sinful.
Because gambling can also harm yourself, your family, your children, your wife and also everyone closest to you. And gambling can also damage a person's mental and religious norms. Because there are many negative impacts of gambling, one of which is damaging the economy, getting into debt, increasing crime, reducing morale or laziness, forgetting God and many others.

Talking with someone that is Muslim yesterday, it was suggested to me that many Muslims around the world might be using crypto to circumvent the strict treatment of gambling in predominantly Muslim countries.

It was an interesting concept to consider that since crypto can be used to conceal your spending, it is probably also used by people who want to gamble to avoid the consequences based on religious practices.

But the more interesting side of this is that some probably interpret gambling with crypto as permissible under religious rules. Not exactly 100% approved let's say but not explicitly forbidden either.

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?

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.

Again, it is actually unethical to discuss the issue of gambling with religion and link it, remember that gambling is personal and so is religion, so it is very important for us to respect other people's views on rules and morals.  i am also a Christian and really respect other Christians who don't gamble because they think gambling is bad behavior, i never feel like i'm right, i just gamble without harming myself, my family and also other people because some radical Christians said that gambling destroys a person's personality and also destroys his life so in my opinion as long as the person is able to manage his gambling activities well then it is legal.

To me, this isn't an issue that should've been cryptocurrency problem because I do think that this is an individual issue about that individual's faith because I do believe that's how it should be dealt with, remember that a man of faith that sins isn't really a man of faith in the first place so they'll be doing any way they can gamble even without cryptocurrency, it just happens that cryptocurrency is here so they're doing that and making crypto as a scapegoat for their own sins.

How can you say that gambling becomes legal with you use Crypto and it becomes illegal when we use the fiat money? I guess it should be legal or illegal regardless of which medium of currency you use to gamble.

I think this topic has been touched on many times in the past and it is obvious that in the religions where it is not allowed, the people of that religion should not be playing gambling and be restricted towards it. But still if they play, no one can stop them as it is a religious belief and it shows how much a person is near to the God and how much spirituality exists in the person.

You are not wrong. Nowhere in the bible that points to gambling to be a sin. Only what bible pointed to is the love of money which is the root of evil. As long as you gamble responsibly and not hurting anyone, it is not a sin. But if you ask a pastor if gambling is a sin, likely the pastor will point to the love of money is the root of evil and how gambling can lead to unwanted happenings like losing money. They will advice people not to gamble, not because it is in bible, because it is not in the bible.