Yes it is true in terms of religion and is already clearly prohibited gambling. But that makes it is the impact of gambling addiction. Many people who bet with greedy. And it could be extremely damaging.
Yup! even some government official have been very strict when it comes to gambling because their are some of them using their power and the money from the people they are serving to play a bet, that is why some of the contry had banned gambling because people might do something bad regarding their positions in the government.
It is not necessary to combine God and money. This is the concept of incompatible. The fact that God is in our soul, and the money is needed for the body content. Money to earn the right way is better than doing something bad for the money. Here it is necessary to conclude that we do not live for the sake of money, and are working to get the money to live.
It is like you have said that the separation of religion and state can occur! some religion thinks that they can separate the laws of the government with their religion but I think this may not occur because GOD is the being that create us that is why He has the power in this world not us and I think the faith in Jesus Christ is more important than any other things in this world and yes money is needed by us people but it is not important, you need to put GOD's first and everything will follow!