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Quote from: lemipawa on January 20, 2016, 03:11:41 AM

Bible does not say or mention that it's a sin, but Bible mentioned something about love of money or greed. If it's for fun or entertainment I guess it's not considered as a sin.

i think so too, for Christians, if for fun or charity(in some countries all casino winnings are country's, like Finland, they use the money to pay welfare to poor people), it is not a sin.

if people don't work, just only wanna be ridiculously rich, it is a sin, working for life is necessary thing.

for muslins, gambling is 100% a sin, but it is still very popular in muslin countries, like malaysia and indonesia.

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Depends on the religion of course, but an atheist religion (or philosophy for many) like Buddhism condemns it. Of course it's not a sin and it's not punished by any law but the reason behind it is like intoxication with alcohol or drugs it makes you take wrong decisions or at least expose you to make them. So based on that, it should be avoided, but if you do it just be mindful. I can see the reasoning really, even as a casual gambler myself I can see the minute I win or lose I want more, I want to get back what I lost or I want to continue winning, you become possesed to a certain extent even for people which doesn't have any addictions, so it's a very powerful and dangerous activity. Of course, one should gamble just to have fun, exactly the same advise goes for drinking. The minute you cross the line you are in trouble.

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if you see it from religion side, then yes it is a sin

but if you see it as your entertainment or your hobby then it is not a sin, its depend on which side you see

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Only YOU just YOU can decide if gambling is a sin. No kind of belief or centuries old book should proclaim something to be a sin or not. If you consider gambling a sin, then lending should be one as well. (I'm not sure, but I do believe the major religions and holy books consider gambling, as well as lending money with interest a sin).
Maybe a better question would be: Is gambling morally okay? Some would say yes, others no. I personally do believe gambling is just as fine as playing video games.

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i will tends to believe that it is not a sin. gamble is just like any other entertainment which bring u excitment. if u spend your money on arcade, movies, games, you too wont be able to get back your $$. however, people tends to overspend and cause social problems and that is where it is a sin.

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it depends on religions, areas, time... some big religions consider it a sin, some countries ban it,... with deep and wise reasons.
it also depends on each person. like Buddhist consider drink alcohol is a sin, but there is a famous Chinese legendary Buddha named Te Cong still drinking day by day, but he still keep his soul clear.

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Gambling is not a sin. Otherwise all those holy rollers playing in their Church Bingo Night would be sinners.

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What's sinning is knowingly promoting a PONZI site. At least with gambling sites you can trust them with actually paying out of you win.

No, gambling is not a sin. It may feel like a son when you lose, but you lost of your own accord. If you're gambling, you accept that you have a *insert house edge here* percent higher chance of losing than winning.

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Quote from: Boosterious on January 20, 2016, 08:31:54 AM

Quote from: Ayoko on January 20, 2016, 02:56:13 AM

Is gambling OK? Don't bet it! There's not an easy or instantly obvious proof text answer to that question.

its a good question,i guess not many people want to talk about this,the sin on gambling,yes some people right if bible not mentioning gambling,but i wonder how can gambler read the bible Grin

but it hink ever single job that have so many risk and make us forgot to god,its a sin Cheesy

you are so right. But the Bible also explained that greed is a great sin. In gambling certainly has the nature of greed that is always want to win and Get a lot of money in a very short time. So gambling it could be categorized sin as they contain greed. all work has many risks and sometimes it can forget about God. And the law of God is a great sin to forget

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Quote from: Ayoko on January 20, 2016, 02:56:13 AM

Is gambling OK? Don't bet it! There's not an easy or instantly obvious proof text answer to that question.

its a good question,i guess not many people want to talk about this,the sin on gambling,yes some people right if bible not mentioning gambling,but i wonder how can gambler read the bible Grin

but it hink ever single job that have so many risk and make us forgot to god,its a sin Cheesy

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If it is concluded in the teaching of religion, that gamble was sinful. Because the gamble on average contain things called greed.

I think all the players have the nature of greed that high if they win or lose, Because their purpose is getting a lot of money in a short time.
In all the teachings of the religion of greed is a great sin if we do it.

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I don't think the law of the Bible applies here in the first place or apply here in full , because when we're not talking about greed, but because of gambling, when you lose or win, for whatever reasons, but of course we are going to talk about the loss from the point of view of greed, but we won't talk about other necessities, for example, about the mistakes or wrong strategies, and so on, and that greed, we're talking only in the cases prior to the game, that is, where and how, for example, get the money or after the game, when we talk about the disposal of the winning and such, though I think, that came gambling, first of all, to get lucky, but not to test themselves on greed, but both are not going anywhere, though

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Well IMO it's not. I mean there are kinds of gambling and just like what was sated on Gods' book. The love of money and other physical stuffs is the reason wh people sin. If you gamble and get addicted to it then maybe it is considered one.

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There are several churches in my area that have a Bingo night....some have a casino night too. I've also seen church raffles.....etc. The Judea Christian Bible mentions the Israelites "casting lots." So, I don't know if gambling is a "sin" but I do know that there are quite a few churches that have no problem participating in the activity.

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I don't see gambling as sin. Some people who are religious believe it is.
I see it as entertainment and fun, that's all.
There's no wrong or right here.

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Quote from: AliceWonderMiscreations on January 20, 2016, 05:36:28 AM

Sin is an artificial construct.

There is good and there is evil but there is no such thing as sin.

Sin was invented as a mechanism of controlling and profiting from the masses via guilt.

I agree with this, system just wish to control people. I think people can do what ever they like, just to not hurt other people. Gambling is ok, just dont spent more then u can and everything will be ok.
I`m not a religious person so for me its jut fun to play different games I like in money, also I know that every religion have different opinion about gambling and many of them forbid it (like many other things).
Enjoy and have fun!

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It is upto the person who gambles , if he gamble the money which even if lost is not a problem for him till then he wont be thinking of this sin or not. but when he starts to lose more than what he cannot afford he will start thinking of what he has done is sin. If you do gambling in sports betting and earn little little like what you do in business you wont be thinking that you are doing sin.

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To gamble is another way of entertaining ones life if the person has a brilliant mind he will never realize it as a form of making money but gambling is somehow addictive so it is not for everyone especially with the minors but doesnt it is a kind of a sin. Just make your life away of a boredom then this is a form of doing so if you are kinda person with good self control.

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Sin is an artificial construct.

There is good and there is evil but there is no such thing as sin.

Sin was invented as a mechanism of controlling and profiting from the masses via guilt.

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