In many cultures and countries is gambling consider as a bad thing which only the poorest and silliest ones do. Many gamblers try to hide that they gamble from their friends and families and feel really shameful for that. Do you consider gambling as a bad thing? Do you feel shameful or proud for being a gambler? If it is shame what you feel what do you about it? How do you hide you're a gambler and who do you hide it from?
Let others know!
I think it's not really about whether others think it's sinful or not, it's the guilt that you feel with yourself, the frustration that you take out upno yourself after you lose money gambling on dice sites, roulette etc.
And as a once addictive gambler I can definitely say that i am very shameful of my gambling activities.
My parents really don't care that much but i sort of hate myself for ever gambling. I've gambled away bill money, school fees, etc. You name it.
money that you cannot afford, that means you are losing control in gambling which could possibly ruin your life.
Gambling is a sin, no matter whether you can afford it or not, whether you lose money you can afford or not, sin is a sin. Gambling is a sin from the beginning. People have sinned since they first started gambling. So, whether or not you are able to lose money you can afford or not, gambling is a sin.