Ok you are gambling just for fun, your friends and neighbors knows that and a friend invited you to his party to be one of the candidates as a councilor and campaign will start in 6 months, now, of course, you need to have a good reputation, will you stop gambling just to have a good image this coming campaign and how will you defend yourself if accused as a gambler.
does being Gambler is a CRIME?sorry mate but i see no problem at all in this matter,not unless your country has majority of Religious group that treat gambling as a sin and you are a sinner at all.
i remember the Famous Manny Pacquiao use to be a Gambler or i may say addicted to gambling yet those time?he become a speaker in many occasions .
there are conflict in this topic and will be depending on whom to answer.
There are people who are close minded and sensitive when it comes to gambling. When they knew people are engaging in gambling, the first thing that they will think of is that they are corrupt and scammers. That mindset is really a trash and we all know that people is full of judgmental mental people, they don't seek information first before complaining about a politician engaging in gambling.
But somehow in reality, there are a lot of politicians who gamble using the money of the people, the fund of the community where it should be allocated properly and for the sake of people, that's why people think that gambling is bad. There are circumstances like that, abusing the power just to use the money of the people is really not that good.
We just need to go with the flow, we need to accept the reality that politician should have a good background, profile and personality. Politician should be responsible about their duty and position, they should be trustworthy and have a good decision making for the sake of his people. A good politician should serve its people with all his might, he should be honest, confident, flexible and understanding.
"Just like the weather, people change" - Anonymous
