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There are some religions that have strict views on gambling, some considering it morally wrong. However, people still gamble for various reasons.

Have you ever faced any conflicts between your religious beliefs versus gambling? How it happen and how did you handle it?
How do different religions view gambling? What could be the reasons behind it?

For me it's just that a moral standard that I need not to violate. I view gambling not as gambling but as risk taking opportunity. It only becomes gambling to me in a negative point of view when I become fully degenerate, not follow my rules, and just foolishly act upon my impulses and emotion. It's a signal for me that I am doing the wrong thing.

But when I follow my rules, that I remain in control of my actions and decisions. I even feel like God is guiding me to take the risk. (Don't get me wrong). It think it's bad when you constantly put yourself in that position, not take accountability, and blame your beliefs and other people from your own actions.

We can assume that the people who still gamble are not from the religion that prohibits it or if they are they are not very religious. In reality too, almost every religion is averse to gambling, Islam is the only one I know that expressly prohibits any form of riba which will include gambling and also investing in Bitcoin, but Christianity is not welcoming of gambling either or any other religion for that matter.

I do not expect anyone to openly here discuss how they participate in something that is expressly prohibited by their religion.

The reason was simple, religious people believed gambling is owned by devils. I don't know where you can find in the bible that states gambling is a sin, I'm not a religious man either lol. I've actually seen people who are somehow involved into a religion that prohibits gambling, but they handle it like it's nothing as long as their fellow people from the religious community doesn't see him or know it then it's all good like it's not of a big deal.
Most of the cases like this, are people who are not serious with their religious belief, it's just that the family are too fond with their religion so one should get along, that's the religious culture here in PH.
But in my POV, there's nothing evil about gambling as long as you don't become irresponsible financially. Also, if one is really SERIOUS about their religious belief, then they should not gamble in the first place, otherwise he is just fooling himself into believing the teachings of his religion. 

Gambling is forbidden in Quran. That is why you will see Muslim countries that are strict against gambling. But in Christianity, gambling is not forbidden in Bible. Although you can see Christian religious leaders forbidden it as they count it as a love for money which is the root of evil.

No where in the Bible that says gambling is a sin.

Everyone has their own view on religion nowadays. So one gambler may identify himself as a religious person and the other one may say he is a sinner. That makes sense too. There are multiple iterations of christianity. The christianity that people believe in Russia is very different than the one in America for example. Same goes for islam.

It is probably best ti leave religion aside when you are gambling because you need to focus on your bet while you are gambling and thinking about religion will make you lose your focus. If you lose your focus, you’ll make mistakes and mistakes will lead to money loss.

a typical religious person sees gambling as a bad habit that every faithful should desist from and it's always deficult to see a strict religious person openly going all into gambling to the knowledge of her member. On the pulpits, it's been preached against and gamblers are generally seen as individuals that aren't serious with thier financial like and that are contradicting the general belief system of the religious sect.

As a person that's of a religious background where gambling is clearly spelt out in my religious book as a scheme that has the potential of sending you to eternal damnation, I must be sincere that it was a tough decision to go into gambling but that knowledge in itself was just enough to guide me to gamble responsibly without being too fucosed into it. I don't think that religious folks discouraging people from going into gambling has done more harm that good because it has prevented younger under age children from indulging in gambling at an early age when they aren't matured enough to making informed decisions.

But I guess the society has gotten to a stage where we've got to face the reality that gambling has come to stay as a part of the society and can't be looked a as condemnable act. Responsible gambling is what needs to be talked about and not an outright attack on gambling entirely if not we end up we end up having aggressive gamblers that only feels that the religious setting is just bent on stepping them from making some fortune outa there gambling.

Many will say the same, but I guess it is because they aren't into Bible reading that deep, I understand but it is not true that there is no where in the Bible that says that gambling is a sin.

The first Timothy 6:9, 10 says the following..

Gambling even with the smallest amount can arouse a destructive love for money.

Isiah 65:11 says the following....

Gamblers often rely on superstitions or luck. However, God views such beliefs as a form of idolatry, which is incompatible with his worship.

When something isn't compatible with your God's worship that makes it a sin, some part sounds like protection of the people from destruction too but all saying the same thing.

Here is another, from the book of Galatians 5:26, it says

Gambling can arouse an unhealthy competitive spirit, which is disapproved in the Bible.

So now are we going to keep saying that there is nowhere in the Bible that says gambling is a sin?

Many people, especially Muslim, will limit their choices because of religion. In my view this is something highly respectable of them as they tend to take the fundamental texts of the religion they are adherents to more seriously and not just lightly like 99.9% of christians would do.

So really it's important to understand the difference between an individual choice and someone being taught to follow some principles. While yes in theory a Muslim man could gamble, oftentimes it's also not accepted by the society he might be living in. This can range from societal pressure to even sometimes punishments. So if a religion is serious against something, then it's more than a choice. It's a societal standard.

What you post is manipulative. You changed what is not called gambling into gambling while also two among it does not refer to gambling at all.

First Timothy 6:9
But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.

Isiah 65:11
“But as for you who forsake the LORDand forget my holy mountain, who spread a table for Fortune and fill bowls of mixed wine for Destiny, 12 I will destine you for the sword, and all of you will fall in the slaughter; for I called but you did not answer, I spoke but you did not listen.

Galatians 5:26
Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.


There is no where that talks about gambling in the Bible. Do not turn Bible into something that will make some people not to believe in anything you say.

certain actions cannot be accepted, even if some religions would allow it...
gambling itself is not part of these actions. by nature it's something fun and intrinsic of human nature.
if gambling instead becomes a problem of addiction, neglecting the family, one's work, leading a wrong life is certain to become an action to be condemned.

of course, this happens every time I access a casino, regardless of which one is wrong or right, I fully admit that based on the beliefs held, gambling is a wrong activity and has a bad impact on life because it not only damages mentally but in terms of material, it considered destructive. I fully realize, acknowledge and accept it all.

Returning to our nature as humans, we have reason and passion, where decisions are often contradictory when making decisions. Sometimes I follow reason that tells me not to gamble, and sometimes I follow my passion to fulfill my ambitions. And all of that makes us sinful humans (from a religious perspective).

Do I feel satisfied when I am able to control my desire not to gamble? Of course it feels like there is peace present. We all know that mood controlling desires come and go without us being able to fully control them. Sometimes putting everything aside and just wanting to gamble on this day all the time. This condition is as if our actions do not feel guilty, the important thing is that today I want to entertain myself by betting.

Well, in my religion or in the religion I'm in, gambling is considered a sin, but of course the person will be the one to decide whether to follow it or not. Maybe in some religions, beliefs are more powerful, so doing stuff that is considered a sin is really avoided, but for me, I don't think there is anything wrong with that. I mean, yeah, maybe in the sayings of the religions, gambling is a sin and can cause many bad things, but for me, as long as I can control myself and I'm not affecting any people that surround me, I'm committing a sin, but at least I'm not making any more sins or grave sins. So if you know for yourself that you can contain yourself and most likely you may be able to do the worst thing because of gambling, then consider stopping, following your beliefs, and repenting.

My religion of birth doesn't necessarily restrict anything and even if it did, I would have done what I liked because it's me who is responsible for what I do. There are laws and rules that govern the human activities in modern times. Religion were used as the early form of rules to guide people's life and maintain high level of security in the society. The restriction most religion place on gambling and alcohol is to minimize it's social effect. But if the people indulging in gambling and alcohol are responsible on their own, there should not be an issue.
In 21st century adhering to centuries old rules are no way logical. Rules as well as religion should evolve with time otherwise they becomes obsolete and cease to exist.

Never had a conflict whatsoever, I'm not a religious person so I'm not all for it or fanatic about what my "religion" says is taboo or wrong to do, that's not for them to decide with how I liive or die. Once you get used to not following everything that your religion says to a T, you would finally be able to live a life of freedom and happiness, use your scriptures to guide you on a moral path not as the driving force in your life, that should come within you so if you're gambling and you feel that at the back of your head someone's telling you to not do that and that it's a sin or something, remember that there are priests out there that made a vow of chastity that are raping and molesting children, my point is if the servants of the religion that you're in can commit such grave sins, who are you to be pure for that religion?

Gambling is not always fun, many people are gambling even though they don't like the games, they just want to win money, I don't call this fun.

If games that I like are not available in gambling there is no point for me to become a gambler, I love slots even though they have wrecked a lot of gamblers and that is why I like using little amount of money.

Assuming slots just ended everywhere on online casinos I will probably walk away, this is something many people can't do, they will look into another game, even though they don't like the game but money is involved, they will get used to it as time goes on.

Choices will always be made in the end, but it is true that gambling is a sin from the religion side of things, to me it just shows that many people will choose money over religion any time any day, we gotta live, even if the sinful way is how money is made.

Lord have mercy on our souls, and some stupid people still believe that we are getting all these for free? That Christ never sacrificed himself for us all? Idiots, nothing is truly free in this life.

I have never experienced any conflict when it comes to my gambling, connected to my religion because gambling is not prohibited in our country, but we still give advice and caution because many people end up with gambling addiction once we neglect our actions. I have acquaintances who are strictly prohibited from gambling and I am also aware of what religion that is, so I wonder why my acquaintances can gamble, even though it is strictly prohibited for them, that's when we can see how important it is or how much Is a person committed when it comes to religion?

Not some but the majority of them are very strict with their belief about gambling. And most of them tell that gambling should be restricted, prohibited and will considered as a sin if you commit it. There's no difference of drinking alcohol and becoming addicted to it and the same with doing illegal drugs, they treat it the same as a sin and they're morally wrong.

I didn't have. I have a belief and I follow the rules and I think that when someone is too religious, he's going to follow every rule of their religion to the point that even at home, you have no way out but to follow it. So, it's nothing new when you see a religious guy and being a gambler at the same time. We even see people pray for their bets to win and that's not surprising when we see someone do that.

Probably it all roots with the effect of it and that is being greedy. When someone is too greedy, he can do crazy things that he can't ever imagine. But you get the point of these religions but no offense, they don't want their members to gamble because they want their money to be spent well. And you see them ask them every time or at all times talking about them being generous and freely donate to organizations they want to. I have no problem with that but sometimes, there's a conflict if it's about money issues.

This has been discussed several times here on the forum and a lot of people have shared diverse opinions about this same issue. Religion and beliefs when it comes to gambling remains a choice that one has to take on his own. My own opinion can not influence someone else's about gambling even though we are of same religious group. Every religion preaches against gambling and thus are we not supposed to all abandon our gambling habits and focus on our religion. Millions of people who involves in gambling are of major known religions I won't mention. That why it's strictly by choice if one wants  to gamble owing to his religion.

Make sense, as greed can be very easily adapted to gambling, that's why there are some religions that hate gambling. Their first step is to avoid gambling, which for me has a good advantage as their people will also benefit from it. Especially since gambling involves money and as we all know, money is the root of evil  ;) it could add up.

maybe because that is what is written in their books in which I think almost
every religion has this rules but they are not all who follows to that rules.


when I was still active in our church? yeah there are some conflicts between but
now that  i start distancing from the church ? yeah this gives me more time to gamble
freely.

Christianity does rule against gambling yet I do gamble and that doesn't make me a lesser christian than others. What I believe is that religions kicks against certain social activities due to how it has had a negative influence or results in the lives of people in the past, and to prevent their religious faithful from involving in those activities they have to hate it as they do the devil.

Certain religious prohibition is as a way to help the weak in faith and spirit amongst the religious faithful not to go astray as they might not be capable and well disciplined to maintain moderation getting involved in those activities, hence the prohibition.


There are devoted Christians and Muslims that do gamble despite how much their religion prohibits it, you see them applying core discipline to it, and their lives tend to be more pleasing than even those that claim not to gamble because their religion frown at it. Same people that don't gamble still do take alcohol for the stomach sake.
 

In my opinion, any religion does not approve of gambling. In Christianity, there is a rule: “You cannot serve God and mammon." Why does a person come to a casino? To win a certain amount of money, and accordingly, he gives in to the sin of love of money. I think all other religions also have the same resonance with the desire to become rich. But we are people, and we are all not without sin; we play and lose and have many vices that tempt us. However, firstly, do not lose your human face, and being human, no one can be honest and judge our sins as soon as we do.

And how people see this in themselves is how their religion is built, which, unfortunately for everyone, is interpreted as beneficial to them.

I person who has beliefs or adheres to religion that has been followed by my family for generations, but so far I have never had any problems, including conflicts related to religion and gambling.

I think all religions have the same view regarding gambling and all religions definitely prohibit gambling activities because it is not an activity that can be considered good because of the various negative impacts that can be experienced by everyone who enjoys gambling.
Religion teaches good attitudes and also the character of compassion, it is clear that the negative impact caused by gambling can cause all religious teachings to deviate or can be said to be inconsistent with existing guidance.
It just that personally, I always think that whatever I do, even if it is prohibited by religion, as long as it doesn't harm other people and I can still accept all the risks and consequences, then I will still do it.
Each person point of view and goals will be different, I sure every gambler will have different point of view regarding context like this.

Gambling has existed for a long time even before the founding of some religions. As far as I know, gambling was not mentioned in any part of the Bible both in the new and old Testaments. The closest to gambling that is mentioned in the Bible is casting lots. It was mentioned about 70 times in the Old Testament and 7 times in the New Testament which is 77 times. The casting of lots could be related to flipping a coin or rolling dice to determine a winner as we saw in the case of the soldiers gambling to determine who will take Jesus’ garments. And casting lots is was not illegal or seen as a sin in the Bible. 


There is no mention of gambling in my religious books but some religious preachers keep on speaking wrong about gambling. I don't really care about what these religious scholars say because I can read and understand the holy books.  They have not come up with any concrete reason why gambling is a sin. Preachers should focus on encouraging responsible gambling and also discourage underage betting

As they say, prevention is better than cure. So, they're all stopping the root of it before it becomes a fruit.  :)

This is a known verse in the bible but it is not money that's the root of all evil. You missed one word of it, the word "love". And with that, it is this verse in the bible;


I wouldn't limit it to the only two faith and beliefs. Not just Muslims and Christians that does it secretly. It's very likely that in some other known faith, despite that their teachings is not to gamble to avoid being greedy. There can be other root cause of it when it's outside gambling and yet, the result is the same and they still become greedy. But focusing with gambling, I guess it has become a normal thing when you hear some stories about a faithful or religious guy then have been seen some casino apps on their phone or into their devices.

That is just the simple truth, anything to that your conscience is against you don't need religion condemnation or view before you see as moral wrong because conscience is already a judge before you, I concur that no one can serve God and mammor, the love of money is the root of all evil. Any money that is course to do anything is not advisable to , most person sell off belongs to gamble and get addicted to gambling. Greed is what many religion condemn which is not far from what most gamblers is fully doing may not malign with those religion faith .

To say the fact, I don't think there is any religion that encourages gamble because, the risk and consequences is high which will make them not support gambling for the well being of their congregation. I am still gambling because I don't see it as something wrong to me since I gamble responsible. In whatever that we are doing, as long as we don't overdo it, it is cool.

Since I gamble for fun, and I don't use money for important needs to gamble or use my gambling activities to be a burden on someone, it is all good. I see the money that I use to gamble as spare money which I can easily let  go without looking back, and I don't see it as something bad. Addiction and loss chasing is where the problem of gambling lies.

I have faced some conflicts with my religious beliefs and my gambling. At first, it was such a huge internal conflict with my self that left me with  feeling depressed whenever I am gambling. However after some introspection, I concluded it I'm not going to let this conflict get the best of me. How I dealt with it was that I decided I was going to create and stick  to a gambling budget. I was going to gamble for a specific number of time and duration per week. And lastly is small portion of my winnings would go towards doing some good. This was how I resolved the religion-gambling conflict.

There are three categories of gamblers according to Buddhism.  Recreational gambling is not a sin in Buddhism.


It is good the ways that gambling is like a sin in religion, but it should not be forbidden because as gambling can be bad, it can also be good for some people. If I am gambling and I am able to control myself and be using small amount of money, gambling is not a sin for me. But if I am getting addicted, I should know I have to quit. Not because of religion but because of my future.

First ask how many persons are really faithful and devote to their religion? because that will answer to the question. If someone is very devoted and dedicated to their religion and their religious teachings, they would not go against the principle they have about gambling because they will not want to sin but if it's someone who is not so dedicated to their religion, even if their religion says that they shouldn't gamble they wouldn't care, they will go on and gambling without minding the sin they are committing.

Well I just never think about that creating any personal conflict and let the gambling activity slide then ignore any religious discussion since its separate topics. If someone say its a since then I just simply ignore it since everyone commit a since and its fine for me to do it. But for me gambler or not if you are responsible on your well being and treat people with respect then I guess that is fine already since for sure with that you became a responsible person. Unlike if the person is not a gambler but always degrade those people doesn't pass on his standards then that is more worse than a gamblers doing.

As long as we pray and be a responsible person then for me everything well be alright. If some religious people shake their heads when seeing you participating on gambling activities just smile at them and  ignore since your peace of mind is more important.

Our country is a Christian country, but gambling is legal, and the government supports and manages the casino industry and the lottery platforms; it's on the individual how he processes gambling in his life; there is a saying in the bible that you cannot serve two masters at the same, you will love the other and hate the others.

If you value your religion, you will not treat it as important as your religion you will treat it as a form of entertainment and only allocate money that is less than what you are contributing to your church.

We must always choose our religion more than anything else because it governs us in our lives, keeping us from going astray and giving us hope in the afterlife.

Religion is the biggest gamble of all!
You live your life believing your is true and if you have chosen the wrong god you're **** for your entire afterlife!

And just for the sake of discussing the other aspect, no god was around when slot machines were invented, and if any priest/mullah/rabbi whatever claims that everything that happens is the work of their god, then gambling is also a thing the same god allowed happening!


Some! Since archaic religions predate the use of money or writing, gambling is second to religion on the timeline.

Every Sunday sormon when the pastor makes an alter call and he demands people who are endurged in gambling should come and give their life's to Christ I feel guilty but at the same time I am a gambler who know the ethics of my relationship with God who's premises are based our religion believes, much more also the fact that many religions fanatics gamble one way or the others which make me have a conclusion that there should a line between gambling and religion and no one should contradicts whatsoever.

World for some folks like us who are irreligious our gambling is with our conscience. That which we know we would do when we gamble that would smite our conscience we desist from it. We obey the casino rules to the latter. We do not try to out smart the systems with all types of cunny stuffs that other punters would do. While for others it is their religion versus gambling, for people like me, it is my conscience versus gambling.

stompix has already responded to this and to buttress his point, without religion, there will be no human existence. It it the bedrock on which civilization is built. And it will continue to exist long after we become dust. It looks like a contradiction to what I have said alread about being irreligious, it doesn't mean I deny its existence.

I haven't but from my observations I think those from the Northern part in Nigeria are not the gambling types because they are Moslems, and in most Moslem countries there's nothing like gambling over there and that's why I believe that gambling is against their religious. But if in anyway a northern person is gambling it's either the person is not a real Moslem or.

Even though all religions throughout the world prohibit gambling, even in the Islamic religion, this is also the case, it is even said that it is something that is really not recommended to do, it is the same as immorality in gambling, that is why the Islamic religion prohibits its followers from doing such things. , but it all comes back to the person who does it because a person's character is very different even though they have any religion, if someone's hobby is gambling, there's no way it can be separated unless only death can separate them, all religions forbid it, so in my opinion it all comes back to each of them to conclude it.

i'm not a very religious person, so i'm not too concerned about how my beliefs clash with my gambling. besides, i think that every day we commit sins, and the sin of gambling is not greater than our sin of saying dirty things, having dirty thoughts, or other sins, so i don't worry too much about that. the most important thing for me is that i don't harm other people and my gambling is still within reasonable limits, especially i don't play with women or drink alcohol, like people usually do in physical casinos. so i thought that my gambling was normal, even though i understood it clashed with my beliefs.

If you're a Muslim, do you always give 2.5% of your income for tithe? do you never in relationship? do you never drink an alcohol?

If you're a Christian, do you always give 10% of your income for tithe?

If you're a Catholic, do you never having sex with your wife except when you both want to have kids?

If you're a Buddhism, do you never lying and kill any creature?

I'm interested to know about it since we didn't even talk about gambling, when there are other rules that are harder than gambling itself and how religious are those people.

Not only gambling, there are many other things that religion has warned people to stay away from but they are still doing it for personal pleasure. In the case of gambling in some religions like Islam for example, it's clearly stated in the holy Quran that it is something that originated from the devil and should be ignored in its entirety. Funny enough, just as it happening now Quran has confirmed that there's profits in gambling but damages is far more than the profit you will realized from playing gambling. This is exactly the case with gambling today because even if you win a jackpot, if care is not taken you'll lose part of it if not all to gambling again and begin to use your personal money to gamble.

The reason behind Islam frowning or forbid gambling is for the good of human being knowing how hard and difficult it is to make money and then lose it in a blink of eyes. The frustration and regret you will go through is what Islam is trying to prevent by asking those practicing the religion to stay away from it in totality. When you look at it from that angle, you'll agree that these damage is more than enough reason to keep away from it but the addictive nature of gambling has turned away our minds from seeing these damages and we focus on the profit side of it.

I think why some religions are against gambling is the to the behaviour of most individuals who get addicted due to reckless gambling, most religion condemn the act cause they think it's leading their followers astray but then I think the problem is not gambling as ab act but the gambler who refuses to gamble responsible and allow themselves to get addicted that's the problem.

 Well as a gambler, so far I gamble responsibly, I don't spend recklessly or waste money ment for good investments on my family and business then I'm good to go, thanks for the Internet that's made it possible for me to gamble online at my comfort without any religious member of mine noticing it and even if they figure out at some point i won't get worried cause I'm not letting it affect my family.

In Christianity, they don't really recognize that, but not all members don't gamble, because most of their members are gamblers, not even in a literal casino; they often gamble in online casinos.
Naturally, they don't say that about their religion that they believe in, because at the end of the day, what they believe is still their choice if they value that thing; that's just the way it is, right?

And even to other religions for sure they do the same thing with the other members as well, because there are still a lot of people are relying on luck, and they can only find this on
gambling if they play in any of the casino whether it is online or physical gambling.

I don't have problem with my religion and my gambling habit, its putting things in the right perspective and putting more value on what should be more valueable in life, of course religion is very important its our guide to right living and how to conduct ourselves in this world.
Gambling should take a back seat when it comes to religion, I know what is my priority and gambling for me is for entertainment and I can always leave it when religion matters needs my attention.
The Cause of depression in gambling is prioritizing more than what's important in life.

That will be depends on how people views about gambling because playing gambling or not, they must realizes about the risks. If someone knows that gambling is prohibit by their religion, they will not playing gambling and will stay away from gambling, even if their family or friends asks them to playing gambling, they will refuses it. But some people still playing gambling, even if they knows that playing gambling is prohibits.

Every people will have their reason to playing gambling or stay away from gambling. We can't forces them to stay away or quit gambling if they still wants to keep playing gambling because that will be their decision and they must have responsibility to themselves. Maybe it's about morale on each people about gambling and how they will thinks about gambling.

There’s no perfect human even cigarette smoking, drinking alcoholic beverages and anything that will harm yourself is not allowed on any religious belief yet people still doing this without any remorse or guilt therefore I don’t feel any conflict on my gambling as long as it didn’t harm me financially and mentally.

Just like what I said above, I’m not considering my gambling activity as a sin since I’m not using in addictive manner. Just using it for leisure time activities.

Most of the religion is against gambling since it cause greed to people which is a sin. If people play casually without any greed feeling then it’s not a sin but just a typical entertainment activity.

I’m an African Christian, religion here is mixed with tradition so much so that every denomination has its own doctrines and beliefs even though fundamentally we believe in the same God. That being said, I am not a religious person and do not confine my faith to doctrines of any kind. AFAIK, gambling is not a sin neither are tattoos or females wearing pants. Religious people will disagree but that’s my opinion on the subject.

It was a big issue in our big family before. I live with grandfather and his sons and daughter who are all religious. The traditional belief is never to gamble in front of anyone in our house but I know my Uncles are doing it outside.
I think I have never been in a position where I need to answer with what I do because back in the days we don't really gamble and we play cards with only a consequence of putting lipstick in the losers face until everything is filled with it. ;D
I gambled when I was still a teenager but never to the extent of spending way too much money just for it. Luckily, my guardians didn't have any clue about it so I am saved. Up until know they didn't know I gambled before and they also don't know that I am gambling today. I still have a firm belief that my relatives should know nothing about it so I won't tell.

Ordinary... every religion in regulating every corner aims well. That's what I hold.


As above, every religion has a good goal in regulating what is allowed and not allowed.
I see religious differences in terms of gambling are quite simple even in other fields. For me my religion, for them their religion.
If a religion prohibits gambling, then the reason behind the prohibition is due to the effect of gambling from a positive point of view.
For me, discussions related to religious differences in viewing gambling have a meeting point that can be felt by all gamblers who adhere to a particular religion.

In most areas people gamble the way they want without fear, that's why few people that's 18 and some few months are gambling even in the presence of their family or elderly ones which is not right to me. At my stage I can't gamble in the presence of my family and in the presence of anyone but it's not that am afraid of them but there is something wey called respect. One gave to respect him self so that he/she won feel bad when the elderly ones are talk about him/her. You know, elderly people they beliefs that since they are above you in age they can say anything they want not knowing it's not properly and if you are the type that doesn't endure some harsh words you mill talk back and it will result to something else. But when you are in the presence of your mates, I mean people who you are more closer to more (friends or family), you can gamble on their present and you guys can share booking codes together.

Some religion views gambling like evil or sin, which is the reason they don't encourage their members to be part of gambling and if they discover you are a gambler they will begin to see you as an evil person in the community because you are a gambler.  

My religion is not against gambling, but they are against addicted to gambling because once you are addicted to gambling you can do anything stupid just to get the money to gamble and it will also occupy your mind in a way you will not be thinking about your future, which are some of the things my religion hat about gambling.

I don't have any conflicts with gambling, but I just discovered that my parents don't like gambling which is the reason I don't want them to know I am a gambler, and they will never know because I have many codes in my phone which they cannot access my privacy.

And there's nothing we can do about it but to accept on how they do have those kind of views towards gambling if its evil or sin. If we do really tend to look in overall then this kind of activity on which it isnt really that bad. The only bad thing is on the time that you do excessively deal with it on which we know that when things becomes excessive which it isnt really just that limited to gambling then you would really be finding yourself getting put into lots of trouble specially on the moment or condition that you arent that doing good decisions on things on which we know that it isnt really that just right that excessive engagement is something that you must do. Even if we dont really look into that biblical or religious approach and just make use of that ethical or sensible point of view on which it would really be that bad.

This is why on the moment that you are seeing someone who does have that kind of set of rules or religious prohibition about gambling then lets just respect it out and let people do follow
on what are those things that been preached out. Its a matter of respect of someones point of view or whatever they've been tending to follow.
Gamble for fun if ever you are really that tempted to play and dont make yourself that getting addicted.

Well, this depends on every believers preferences whether they include religion on their gambling activity or not. But unfortunately, most gamblers I think do this thing where they seek guidance and luck from what they believe in especially as a catholican and I was once involved in this kind of scenario but I'm a changed man right now. I am not familiar with muslim countries since I know gambling is banned in their countries.

As a Roman Catholic, I do think that gambling is not strictly prohibited by my religion. The only prohibition that I felt was during the sermons of the priests about over expenditure to the point of neglecting our daily and monthly obligations to our families. Other than that, I have not faced any sort of prohibition or any kind of halting from our religion.


There are some religions that strictly implement the prohibition of gambling.

One example here would be the Muslims and their religion. They see gambling as something that is forbidden in their religion¹, to wit:


Though this may be the case, there are still some muslim countries that have gambling on their country or at least some parts on their world. Obviously, we all know the negative effects of addiction in gambling and on how it could potentially destroy the lives of many if left uncontrolled.

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1 https://ggbmagazine.com/article/gambling-in-the-muslim-world/

I think the major religions that we have today all dislike gambling most especially the ones with high denomination but I know of two main religious leaders that I have seen in a physical established gambling place, not ones and not twice I have seen them in that act and I don't know where to categorized them when they know that gambling is sinful or is that they don't care.

Today, many people see gambling as an opportunity rather than fun, and because the society is full of unemployed population, gambling has been the only source of lively hood to some people, if any men of God now decide to teach against the ways they pay them, they will either stop coming to the church or they will stop paying necessary fees like the tithes.

The world is now a civilized place where gambling is now common to everyone, even if they should teach against l it, it wouldn't stop people from playing because it's already in the system and you can't control what you don't build, they have to learn to live with it.

Certainly not limited just to Christians and Muslims alone as other religions and it's faithfuls aren't exonerated, I only used  those two as reference point.

 Aside gambling or alcohol, these faithfuls do default on some other  teachings and commandments in their religion that are so immoral but as a result of their hatred for gamble they make it appear as though gambling is the worst of them all, but that's not true.  Nowadays, we have much of hypocrite in many religions and it socks whenever my path cross with such people. And it's for some of these reasons that we find some persons excluding themselves from any adherent of any religion in order to have freedom of enjoying whatever activity they love doing in as much as it doesn't cause harm to their next neighbor.

Our beliefs are what we live upon, i don't see gambling to be influenced by religious belief but it should be a judgement subjective to any individual. It matter of choice, of which each religion clearly want her participant to be guided and avoid any crisis from dubious habits of which gambling is one of them if not controlled and moderated.

Am not a fan of religion, I just believe everyone acknowledges God and live within his confined rules.

Some of those religious leaders contradicts their teachings that why i don't let my religion affect my lifestyle, so far am not doing the wrong or I'm allowing my gambling life affect me or people around me then I don't see anything wrong in what I do. If a religious leaders says something is not good then they should lead by example not condemning an act and going back to doing same act you condem. The rightful way of seeing gambling is as a means of entertainment or fun but I think those who leave in a society where the economy is bad, with little or no job opportunities to help reduce poverty rate have no choice than to look for any means of survival and if gambling is the only means they could get money from, then they'll see it as a means of survival so I don't blame them though. Funny enough the condemning of gambling is not even helping cause the Internet has made it easily for people to gamble secretly.

Although I also don't know much about religion, what I know naturally is that every religion wants the welfare of its followers. The rules of religion have been established by reviewing how a person conducts his life, he will be good or how he conducts his life will not have any negative impact on his life. In every religion evil aspects are prohibited. As far as I know no religion allows gambling. Actions that lead people to evil or the influence of which people may become evil are completely prohibited. Every religion has the same message when it comes to gambling. But there are many people of all religions who gamble despite knowing these truths. They are gambling by ignoring religion. What I understand is that if a person manages gambling without becoming addicted to it, he will not suffer much.

I'm really not happy with the way you choose to misquote the bible all in the name to prove points, it is completely useless and this shows that you are not a Christian by religion and in a way be against it. The bible only talks about excessive love for money that triggers a get rich quick scheme which implies disobeying the commandments (like stealing and more) but no where did the bible talk about gambling.

People now see religion differently, the deal to one's eternity is something personal and not a matter of any religion. Religion is just like a step/guide towards achieving that eternity, so there are rules being laid by the fore rulers to help us in this our journey, this rules keeps us on the better part so we do not mistakenly fall into breaking those commandments. So I do not see how religion should affect me gambling.

Generally religious people have strict view on gambling simply because it goes contrary to the laws of there religion. Gambling always exposes people to dangers that will make them go contrary to the laws of a particular religion, thats why religious people don't like gambling.

I have never encountered such conflict before. For me I see gambling as a normal thing. Though I am a religious person but I don't see gamble to the extent of having problem with my belief or having conflict between Religious believe and gambling.

They see gambling as something that can expose a person to a reckless lifestyle which may Leed to distruction or addiction.

Exactly, I agree with your idea, on the other hand yes if we talk about whether gambling is prohibited or not in a religion then it is clear as you said that there are some religions that allow it but there are also some religions that strictly prohibit this activity by their followers which is one of them such as Islam, and if we talk or argue everything based on their respective religions then obviously I think it will never be finished and the problem will most likely become very complicated because of the difference of opinion.

But yes I think there is an easy way to simplify it and you have said something right above which is that we have to discuss this with a neutral point of view and realistically which is the fact that gambling can be a fun activity, but it can also be an activity that is very harmful to someone's life if done in the wrong way, And we can see how the state of someone who is already addicted, they always experience a lot of pressure and tension to stress and all of that happens as a result of treating gambling in the wrong way, meaning that something that can potentially destroy life should not be done and I believe that all religions must want the best for their people.

Following it or would be going against it will really be that totally be depending into someones decision and preference. Even if he does know that its prohibited but still continuing on dealing with it just because he/she do find it interesting or something that he/she really likes on dealing or playing with it then there's nothing you can do. People wont care if its a sin or not into religious approach or aspect. They dont really just that care because the thing that comes up into their mind is that playing gambling wont really be that a huge violation or prohibited thing as long they arent that putting someone in harm then its something that they will really be thinking up and this is why they do care less and would continuing on playing despite of those prohibitions and there's nothing we can do about it.

Belief or Choices? People would really be sticking into their choices on which this is something that be influenced on what are the things that comes up into someones mind on which it would be usually be sticking into the interest that they do have in mind. There are really things on which it shouldnt really be that trying out to connect because people would really be just that tending to stick out on what
are those things that they do want to deal with and doesnt matter if it goes against their Religion then they wont really care at all.

Some religions view the pursue for money in life as a serious sin, so they include gambling as a sin, because they consider it synonym of greed and think when you gamble, you are getting your focus from God to put on the search for money, material treasures and personal glory, or in other words: the throne of dust. However, these religions have very narrowed interpretations on this matter, because it's totally possible for an individual to achieve balance on his life, being a gambler and at same time not putting this practice above everything else in his life, including God.

As we can see the quotations from The Bible, no one of them forbids gambling, but alerts to the possibility of triggering excessive behavior or desire on the heart of the gambler for disfunctional practices which will put the search for money above everything else in his life. Words like "can" and "often" indicate us that, although none of them clearly states gambling will be destructive in every cases. If the individual can control his impulses he is fine to maintain gambling as a functional practice in his life, and that is what matters.

I don't think that gamblers here have conflicts from their religious beliefs because it they are then obviously they are not going to choose to play and gamble. And I have known a lot of gamblers who goes to church every Sunday and yet they are inside the casinos after that or play online.

So for me, there's none, I might not be as a devoted as others in my religion, but if you look at it, there are religious denomination that requires you to give part of your earnings to their church and for me that is not right as if you are forcing them, just saying.

I am not a religious person, so no I have not faced conflict with my "religious beliefs" versus gambling but I faced religious people judging me or expressing their disdain about my gambling habits and the best way to handle them is to either ignore them or talk back about their hypocrisy(doing this usually shut them up or will get them angry which is funny). as for "How do different religions view gambling", that entirely depends on their beliefs, but I assume the majority of them view gambling as a sin.

true, it was never stated in the bible that gambling is a sin(I knew this not because I read the entirety of the bible but from conversations and articles I have read), that being said, the people who believe in the bible think that gambling brings greed which is one of the seven deadly sins in their religion.

A gamblers doesn't look after religion because culturally many religion doesn't accept gambling but people still break the law to enhance that they have participated in gambling, I know very well that gambling should be most of the things we know that religion can not make people to depart from gambling, I know very well that when participating in gambling you have the full chase that neither good or bad you will participate in gambling, but I don't know for others because religion can not deprived you to gamble as you want or needed.

I believe people just personally choose not to gamble and if religion could affect gambling choice I think just few number of people will gamble. I don’t think my religion will go against gambling sooner or later but if that should happen definitely I will quit gambling but, seeing this topic reminds me of the Islamic religion going against gambling and yet do they still engage in gambling cause it’s kind of complicated if a gambler should stop gambling because the religion is against gambling.

As much as almost all religions are against with gambling, but that is if you try to praise more of your gambling habits rather than your own religion. Luckily, I don’t have to experience that because I will always respect my religion and its beliefs, and when it comes to gambling, I don’t gamble to maximize time earnings, but I only gamble just for fun, and so far I’ve no problems with it. There will only be problems if you forgot to value your own religion, and do things that are obviously against your religion. That is definitely a big sin.

They are not faithful followers and believers of their religion if their religion forbids them to engage in gambling, but some religions have liberal views on gambling, although they do not restrict it, they let the followers decide as long as they still prioritize their religion.

I used to when I was very active in gambling; although my religion is not very strict in gambling, I soon learned to put priority on what matters the most, and that is what has a positive effect on my life, which is religion.
I still gamble, but I make sure there is no conflict monetary and on schedule.

Speaking for those I know who have conflict of interest between religious teachings and their gambling habits. The idea of haandling it is simply choosing between following the teachings of your religion haaving this concern, or choosing to not follow gambling prohibition. There's no other way to handle this simply because this activity and the teachings are not aligned in the first place. In some religions, they are strict with reminding their believers that gambling is totally wrong while there are also religions which are neutral about it. Personally, I am not that religious which is why I'm here. Thus, to those who have been following a certain religious belief, you better choose already because if you won't, conflict of interest will just continue affecting one or the other.

When you have an obligation in your church or religion, you have to be committed on it and that's like going to be your life. But as you've said, as long as it doesn't affect what you are up to with your beliefs and related to finance and no conflict of schedule then it means that you are doing better and you're good in management. But for the others that don't know how to manage their time and finances and it's always a complicated thing to them when its come to gambling and their beliefs, they need to do better and set their priorities.

Gambling is strictly forbidden in my Muslim community and earnings from gambling have been declared completely haram. We as a Muslim community cannot involve ourselves in gambling even if we want to because it is an affront to religion. Since we believe in religion, we must give up gambling to give priority to religion. If gambling and religion and faith are said to be accepted together and in that case if one is pious and a believer then he can never involve himself in gambling because for a pious believer religion is much greater than extra profit.

I am Catholic, my religion is not against gambling, but our customs are not as strict as other religions.
This way, even though religion has a lot of influence, I can tell you that the answer to whether to play or not is much more involved with the habits of each player than what your religion tells you to do.

However, as I said initially, in some religions the restriction is so great that there is not even a habit of gambling. Islam's prohibition of gambling, for example, is indisputable in accordance with the provisions of the Holy Quran and many other accounts of its tradition. Muslims in general argue that the prohibition of gambling is an almost supreme necessity and that anyone who goes against it is considered an apostate. In other words, you cannot play, teach or learn gambling, sell, buy or manufacture gaming devices or websites, even sit where games are played or even greet a player... everything is prohibited in Islamic provisions.

fortunately I'm not religious, although I was more inclined towards the Christian religion and in this religion they don't prohibit gambling that I know of, so I'm very happy that I can play at will without worrying about things like opinions coming from religious people, apart from The sad thing about this issue of religion is that in those religions that prohibit gambling, they are unable to give convincing arguments that gambling is actually a sin in religious terms, because the people who gamble are not harming anyone, so How would they be committing sin? it just doesn't make any sense


This article is very rich in terms of information about gambling:


source: https://www.edinburghpresbytery.org.uk/gambling-vs-religion/

It's very strange how people allow themselves to be manipulated by religion, and then commit crimes and atrocities in the name of religion. Here in my country, for example, every year more than 2 churches appear with different views of the world, some of these churches prohibit many things, including banning gambling, but they forget that the government of my country allows gambling


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I don't believe in any religion, but I have researched this issue before.

There are verses in Islam that directly prohibit gambling. In Christianity, there are no such verses, but criticisms such as unjust gain and waste are associated with gambling. In Judaism, gambling is seen as a useless habit.

Religions have prohibited gambling to protect the peace of society and the moral law.

People who gamble sometimes disagree and clash with each other. I think the purpose of religion is to prevent situations like this. Also, gambling causes addictions. Gambling addiction can lead to psychological and physical problems. Also, I have seen people who gambled away their family's food money. Also, I have seen some people who gamble lose their families.

Religions have created some solutions for people who had problems in the past. I don't think we need them, but there are still people who need them. Religions are cultural heritages that provide solutions for social problems.

I have not faced any problems with my religion and gambling, the Catholic religion for some reason is very permissive when comes to allowing people to partake in activities with could be considered to be very sinful in other churches: gambling, drinking... Etc. there is an emphasis on just being careful not to lose control over the responsability each one of us has as adults and members of a family. It is quite flexible.
My parents used to gamble and they continue to drink a little bit in special occasions as well, so I do.
I have always wanted to meet someone who is part of the Islamic religion, there is an important percentage of muslins here in my country but they seem to be rather ostracized from the rest of our customs and celebrations, probably because we like to celebrate with alcohol and pork.


So in conclusion, no problems. Society here is quite progressive in what one is supposed to do with one's money in the end of the month.

Different views on gambling depend on the rules taught in religion, countries with a majority Muslim population consider gambling to be illegal because it is against religious teachings, whereas in non-Muslim countries it is very easy to find gambling places because there are no rules prohibiting gambling activities. Gambling and religion cannot be linked to all aspects of human life, Islam strictly prohibits gambling, but there are still many people who embrace Islam who are still massive gamblers. A person's level of faith is a benchmark in every activity they undertake, including those that conflict with religion. The lines that have been determined in religion are beliefs not to get involved in gambling, but they have chosen their own path even though it is contrary to religious teachings.

We don't need to discuss a person's religion and their gambling, as that is their privacy and personal matter. Moreover, if we discuss this matter, then every person who is religious and also gambles, will also be confused about what to answer, because most religions prohibit their followers from gambling because it is closely related to worldly matters. So let's just leave someone's religion and gambling alone because it's not our place to discuss that.

The main rift between religion and gambling is simple, religion casts their concentration more on the negative  aspect of something rather than any assumed positives while making decisions. The man of God would be quick to point out to you the damages and its bad effect on the society before even thinking that its a fun thing if done in moderation.

Gambling is really a personal choice to make and has no strings attached to any religion, especially for me who doesn't agree with every teaching of my church, I feel I still have the right to make good choices for myself that would suite me and at the same time dodn't hurt anyone or myself. That's more like using your head yourself and not allowing the clergy man use it for you.

I've chosen to gamble occasionally, that's my choice and it doesn't stop me from fulfilling my religious obligations too, so its a win win situation.

Yeah this also happened to me first of all I live in Indonesia here Gambling is illegal so if you caught do gamble like traditional gamble in public you will get arrested.
Secondly also in Indonesia Muslim is majority is 85% of all population is Muslim I believe and in Islam gambling is also prohibited and both government and religion banned gambling because this is waste of money and if people cant control it it can be dangerous to other people which has many case.

On a global level things look very good because the majority of people are very responsible with their religion and that is very good. In the Personal world I am a person who is always Aware of his things and does not neglect his spiritual growth. I too I am sure that every person in the world has a different spiritual growth and some are very different , that is why, given these things, there are people who cannot even play in a casino because of religion. My case is very particular because I feel that due to my spiritual growth I can do whatever I want, as long as things are not going to be bad for others or have a negative effect on others, I believe that these people should always do good actions and help others to continue growing as a Person and on a spiritual Level.

Obviously there are various barriers to gambling religiously but I ignore all those barriers and gamble because I love gambling. Excessive gambling leads to depression and restlessness which can lead to various problems. I also know the downsides of excessive gambling. I don't do anything that takes me outside of my natural sense. I gamble with small amounts of money and set a limit on my gambling on a monthly basis. If I lose my money before the specified time then I stop betting temporarily. I don't think any religion blames gambling unless it is addictive.

Actually, I've seen discussions about religion and gambling, but I don't know whether the contents of the threads are the same or not, but it comes back to each person because everyone has more views about legal issues in their religion, in my religion they teach not to gamble. because gambling has more losses than benefits, so it can harm yourself. If you gamble uncontrollably, you can become bankrupt or addicted to gambling, so there is a certain reason why my religion forbids it. unless it brings pleasure, perhaps the law will be different.

But so far I gamble just for fun so I don't think about how to win when playing gambling, even though there are probably many other hobbies that are fun for me, gambling is a fun game because I can use my cellphone to play even though there are many games on cellphones that can be played. I play but gambling triggers adrenaline so that's what makes it different from just a game, the point is that it goes back to the laws of each religion. Moreover, I'm not a religious expert so it's hard to say whether what I'm doing is right or wrong, everything comes back to each person's responsibility. each

The doctrine of the church I attend condemns gambling, and I don't really fall into the category of believers who agree that gambling is bad, despite my religion. I don't give a f*ck about anybody's opinion that gambling is bad. Due to the issues faced by addicted gamblers and also the problems they cause for others and for themselves, that's why gambling is condemned by some religions. The truth is that someone can be religiously included and yet a very responsible gambler who is gambling in share interest while having fun and making profit too.

I am a Christian, to be specific, and there is a passage in the Bible that says, "And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body go into hell.”.

This passage actually tells me one thing (keeps doing what is good for you but don't let it lead you to sin), which is that if I have any act or lifestyle that will cause me to sin, it could be to harm others or harm myself, that can escalate to a sin & lead me to hell, then I have to stop that attitude or lifestyle. If gambling is that lifestyle, then it should be stopped by the individual; if alcohol or drug addiction is that lifestyle, it should be stopped. Addiction is a sin and not gambling.

By the way, there is something interesting I have noticed by participating here in the forum for a couple of years and that is the important percentage of users who are living in muslin majority countries in Africa and Asia, specially Nigeria (where there is an important muslin population). Disregarding all of that, still there is a lot of people within the forum and the gambling section who actively partake in gambling as a form of entertainment or way to earn a quick buck (assuming they have got enough good luck). I would have imagined this forum demographics would have been translated into less people interested in gambling, but it turns out to be the contrary.

I even recall some user in the section who claimed to be Muslim and yet, he liked to gamble and he did not felt shame while doing it, in his mind, only Allah would be the only one powerfully enough to judge him, so disregarded the opinions and scolding of others within his religious community. It kind of says something on how the mentality of human beings can be very flexible for us to continue to partaken in what we like, in spite of our religious believes.

Yups that's right, everyone has a different mindset and way of thinking or point of view towards everything they find, as long as it makes them interested then usually they will do it regardless of whether the activity is prohibited or not in their religion, and I think it is a fact that there will be no prohibition or regulation if there is no one who violates it, meaning maybe they are some people who violate the rules that have been applied by their religion if they really insist on doing it and also if they are in a religion that violates the activity.

Everyone has selfish feelings within themselves, meaning that this is the reason why they prioritize their choices over their beliefs in the rules in their religion, on the other hand I cannot say whether the action is good or bad because however it depends on the rules in their religion, sometimes even though for example there is a strict prohibition it does not mean they will follow the prohibitions in their religion because as I said that everyone has selfish feelings which can make them prioritize their desires.

I believe that there are still people who play gambling even if their religion restricts it. It is the same as to those who still do a crime and other illegalities even if they knew that it was wrong.

Yes, a very religious person is too kind and won't do things that they think are not generally accepted by the public including gambling even though their bible didn't say anything to it, or didn't say that it was not allowed. Really, Islam restricts BTC investing too? Damn, I think that's crazy but how is it possible when BTC have only existed in 2009/2010? I think what can mostly restrict BTC is the law or the government but they also can have it anyway.

You passed through a lot, because once traditional beliefs are against gambling, it hard for you to have freedom in gambling because you will be gambling secretly for your grandfather and his son not to know that you are disobeying the the law of the traditional beliefs.

I know you are no longer living with your grandfather and his son, which I no that the secret of gambling in a private way, it will be more secure for you to gamble secretly as long you want to remain in gambling.

I believe your earning is more higher than your losing, because you must experience the two from the gambling which are very common among gamblers that gamble public or private in the gambling.

I am not a complete follower of the religion and often I consider myself not related with any religion at all but I do believe in God not just the rules wrote on books which can't fit in this 21st century. Sure I see lot of people say gambling is wrong, so does lying and so does cheating and anything else like that but still they chose to do it then they have no right to ask me what I do and don't want to. And by the way love your life in the way you want and don't let anyone to interfere with your choices.

Dont have any religion? This sounds new to me on which each person would really be something that having that at least unless if you dont believe on God or something be called atheist then it wont be shocking imho.

Well, there are really things that are really that different on which on the moment that you do see some odd then you would really be tending to compare it out or would really be seeing those differences.
We do know that when it comes to gambling then it is mostly that being pertained or reflected out to be a bad thing because it would be always that mainly projected most of the time on what are the results or conditions that it would really be able to give out. Gambling would be that projected to be mostly a bad thing on which you would really be ended up on getting addicted but of course it would really be something that will really be that situational.

Most of religions would be having that negative views towards about gambling or even considered to be a bad thing or being prohibited. This is why it would really be better that
on the moment that you would really be that involving with gambling but having that prohibition then it would really be just that depending on how you would really be that neither following or not.
It would really be that situational because each one of us would really be having their choices whether you would be going against since about religion but if you dont care
then you would definitely do it.

This is not about whether a gambling activity is good or bad, nor about whether a gambling activity is haram or halal. However, more precisely it is a matter of whether you like or dislike gambling, because regarding whether gambling is good or bad, whether gambling is halal or haram, it is written in the Bible, it is a provision from the Almighty and cannot be contested, changed or opposed by anyone. and most religions state that gambling is an activity that is considered bad and haram for those who do it. so what is there to worry about? all religious communities know this and the law prohibits gambling. And if he really is a servant who is devout and obedient to the teachings of his religion and to his god, then never mind gambling, you won't even approach him. And as for those religious people who gamble, that means they are servants who are disobedient to religious teachings and their god, it's not that they don't know the law. Because when someone likes gambling or more than that, then he will ignore everything, including the teachings of the religion he adheres to.

I think why religion don't like Gambling is for the fact that it takes people attention and when it takes their attention, it doesn't give them to worship God as they want else I don't think there is any way self gambling with money that you can afford to lose is actually a sin before God. I know of a Muslim, they see gambling because it's ab act of greed, you are trying to use small money to win large amount of money and because Quran is a religion by word teaching, I respect that but I do gamble when I have the time and pray when it's time.

The only time I wouldn't support gambling is perhaps when they call Fajr and you refuse to go and pray or you are consume with gambling to the point thy you are addicted, that's when I see that as something not good. As a true believer of God, pray when it's time and come back to gamble, maybe is because I just stake my game and go back to my routine life, I don't spend much time in gambling, if you are not close to me, you would hardly see me gambling.

Yes sometimes some people have their different opinions on regions i’m sometimes because of the heartbreaks on gambling and lots of money some religion prohibited, because sometimes people die because of gambling after taking the whole money they have like I mean, using the live service to stay gambling after settle down the feedback about it a lot and sometimes it’s result to death or heart attack I feel religion don’t accept it

That's right gambling isn't a sin, but it ain't a righteous act either! Its a rather tabu subject in some religions such as Muslim mentioned above, but even in the christian church its definitely not like promoted to gamble. Its not talked about in church unless its part of the message at least as a Christian. I personally think that there are so many things that could be considered synonymous with gambling you can't get away from gambling in some sort of way of fashion!

Opinions differ here across regions and religions on whether religion works for gambling. All religions are not the same just as different religions have different rules. Even though gambling is prohibited in many religions, gamblers do not want to accept it they gamble. In Islam people believe in the Quran but gambling is forbidden here. Those who are more religious may stay away from gambling for fear of death. Many people in Christianity and Hinduism believe in gambling and consider it fashionable.

On point! It depends to a religion because like what you've said, it is strictly prohibited for Islam/Muslim Religion and majority of muslim person really follow what's stated in their Qouran but I'm just wondering because some person with a religion that prohibited gambling are also doing gambling but they hide it in other people, sometimes they will fake their religion when someone ask them because some of us are aware if a person is allowed to gamble or not and if they can prove or say what their religion is, of course we will only do what is appropriate, we can give them advice or we will stopping them because that is forbidden. We also need to follow and respect especially when it comes to other people's beliefs and culture when it comes to gambling.

I don't think that gambling in Christianity is considered fashionable though. They are also against any form of gambling, although not explicitly mentioned in the Bible that it is a sin, buy it did mentioned that "love of money" is the root cause of all evil.

In any case, it's our decision to gamble, whether we are Christians and Hindus, even practicing religion person could fall for gambling and uses a lot of excuse just to play. No one is stopping us from gambling, and if you think you be happy then by all means play despite what your religious denomination is.

I didn't say any religion but not following it anymore for a while but atheist is different who don't believe in the existence of God which I don't agree too. I am trying to apply my common sense with the religion as well, there has to be some reason why they used to restrict something from do it.

Here we are talking about gambling so in my opinion religions are against it because thousands of years back people might not be living as what we did so they needed something beyond so they named it as Gpd to keep them disciplined but today it's totally different and we know what they said gambling is bad cause once you are into it you can lose everything you got while now we have system called money and we can choose how much we want to use it based on how much we make.

I see it that everyone has different perspective and point of view concerning gambling and placing it alongside with ones religion is usually seen as something awkward or like a sin rather but then not withstanding the religious act of one,a lot of religious believers are also gambling,so how do you place this,so definitely gambling and religion don't usually work together it's either your a gambler who's not a religious type or a religious type who's not a gambler and sometimes some might be hiding the fact that they are religious but yet gamble in the secret.
That's why I would take it that it's not about one's beliefs it's a matter of choice,cause we tend to belief in our religion but deviate to work in line with our choices.

Gambling might be labeled a sin and dismissed. Unfortunately, humans aren't angels. We want excitement, risk, and a break from routine. The fact is that we gamble, not that it's good. We're multifaceted creatures, not Bible-programmed robots. Religions provide moral guidance. But ultimately, we must choose. It's a delicate balance between what we desire and what's best for ourselves and others

Remember the big picture. Society and religion typically regulate gambling. They're trying to protect and steer us toward group success. However, blatant bans typically force things underground, making them more harmful. Perhaps we should appropriately manage it instead of outlawing it. Could regulated gaming be safer than unscrupulous operations?

Nowadays, most people don't really have religions anymore, money is the new God.

Even you see people going to church every Sunday or going to mosque everyday, it just for social aspect in order to not being scolded by their parents, build relationship or didn't bullied by their friends.

If they see something that make them able to earn, but it's not allowed in their religions, they will do it.

I am a Christian, so I believe that the price of our freedom has already been paid on the cross of Calvary, so we can only be good to each other and try to follow the commandments of Jesus Christ. Now if games cause you some kind of problem, it's good to see if the problem is in the game or in you....Playing is very good and I really enjoy it, as long as it's done responsibly.

      -      As far as I know, people who look like money have been making money a god for a long time. And even now the money system is still swallowing a lot. But if we look at it literally, "MONEY" is just a tool to get the things we want and need in our daily lives.

And there are many ways to have money, but there are only two reasons to use money and that is to use it for GOOD or for BAD. Today, almost all religions in the world prohibit gambling. However, there are still some people who play gambling despite being religious, that's legit and real talk.

Wrong view, Mate. Maybe Money is your new God, yeah am pretty sure. They are still, including myself that go to church because we want to feel the presence of God and make our bounds stronger with him.
What we must know is that, Human have the right of choices of which nobody stops so it up to you to decide what is good or bad in your eyes. Nobody or not even religion dictates your path, they only give a directive of proper living which is subjective to everyone.

Reasons are obvious, as far as I know, no matter what religion it is, if it prohibits something, it is considered to have bad or negative consequences for the person doing it. Gambling entails addiction it, and we know if gambling addiction becomes severe, it can cause a lot of negative consequences for the gambler the very first being becoming financially handicapped because they lose most or all of their money in gambling and then are left with nothing.

Religions want people to do good things and good deeds, and if something has the potential to make you do bad things, it will be prohibited. An addicted gambler can also become a robber, a kidnapper, or do any sort of crime only to get money because they need to gamble as they are addicted to it.

I believe that it's good to be on one side, good or bad doesn't matter, just stay on anything you knows that will protect you from trouble, and these days everyone is planning to get the money bag and many people works tirelessly just to make the money. Most religions out people that believes on it in bondage and most people do not know. However to gamble is not a bad thing one should get involved but we must also gamble with care, and it has been like that in everything we do, if one abuses something, it's either he gets addicted to it.

I haven't yet encountered conflicts about that, only that misjudgement comes when those serious and religious relatives found out that I'm doing gambling.
They felt I'm out of commandments based on the scripture, however their ideas only based on what they understand from the teachings. We all have different perspectives on lives, that doesn't affect me actually when doing gambling activities. Nobody is perfect in this world, and as long as I live I can do whatever makes me happy and ignoring those people is the best option to do.

Lets just respect on what those religions dos and donts on which we know that there are really that some differences in between things on which it might be allowed in some but not in others.
If people would really be tending to deal up with things on which they do know that its prohibited into their religion then just let them be on which we know that we do have our own choices in life plus we are already matured enough for us to determine about whats wrong and whats bad. We do have our own choices on which if its prohibited on your religion but still decided to play further or even more then
you have commited a sin. Im not saying that it is really just that fine to commit sin but rather people are really that not much minding about this manner as long they arent harming someone
which they do have a point at least.

In some countries where job opportunities and employment are too sacres and very competitive, if you do a survey in that society, you will hardly find a person that doesn't gamble. Even the working class people are now gambler including the working class people. So gambling and religion doesn't has to get anything in common because they are two different but one need God intervention to understand it and how to escape gambling addiction.

I have justified this before, if gambling is going to affect us religiously, the government will never allow them exist but because you see them even in the TV, there is no need for intervention of any religious people to view it as bad thing, it's a simple gambling and nothing more unless for people that does something apart from gambling every Saturday of games.

don't really know what people are saying concerning religion and the gambling religion don't have any restriction in gambling it is a personal decision of anyone to decide if a religion have impact for him or her to participate see any important in religion like related to gambling so everyone have its own dimension and the its own source of operating during the gambling but religion cannot be a barrier

all religions of course prohibit gambling because religion says that when gambling there are those who win and there are losers and those who lose will be sad and even hurt themselves because the effects of gambling are so bad for those who are addicted, so gambling is categorized as haram in many religions, I don't know whether Many will agree with me but when you can be responsible in gambling then no one will blame you for gambling, not even religious leaders.

Man, it doesn't look right.

Religion is the way to dictate what do's and don'ts in this life, even you see the do's and don'ts doesn't make sense in your eyes, that just mean that religion doesn't suit to you. Now the question is why those people still in that religion when they know they always broke the religion's do's and don'ts?

I also can say having sex outside marriage and open marriage are good since bla bla bla, as long as bla bla bla, while any religion forbid it.

Does what you mentioned mean that you don't believe in religions or that you don't believe in any religion? Although it is true that we have something called the choice of what we want to do, it is our freedom. 

But let's just remember that every decision we make always has an associated result, and depending on what we do, whether it's right or wrong, of course if it's wrong for sure, there are always consequences in return.

Gambling is definitely high risk but some people think of this risk as gambling addiction. Day by day gambling is increasing so much especially the youth are getting addicted to gambling, once they become addicted to gambling they cannot come out easily. Once they win money by gambling for fun then greed nests in them then they double bet to get double amount of money sometimes if luck is good they can make money from gambling or sometimes if luck is bad they external double amount of money. Return home empty handed. There are many gambling addicts who regularly gamble and make huge amounts of money, so it is not right to get into such debt, of course everyone should take a break from such so that he can live well with his family members.

Generally, anything that's going to harm you physically or mentally is completely wrong and disregarded in any religion perspective since religion is an aspect of life that guide you into the right side of your life. So, when you look at gambling, it affects the mental health and not encouraged at all since it has caused people to lose their life savings and investments.

Another aspect of gambling is the addictive part. Because of the nature of gambling which makes it addictive to those engaged in it to the point they can hardly control how they gamble, gambling is discouraged by religion and even the society like you said, don't encourage gambling and when you look at the bigger picture of it, you will agree that the disadvantages of gambling are way beyond the benefits of gambling and therefore should be discouraged by religions.

Christian are not that strict with regards to gambling, I’m not sure though if there’s a verse saying that gambling is really that bad but in a Christian country where I’m living, many are exposed in gambling despite if being a religious country. I do have belief and as long as I don’t do anything bad and I gamble responsibly, I still gamble and at the end of the day my faith doesn’t depend on my gambling activities.

Well, gambling have become more and much more common this days than it used to be in the past, so, right now, I think religious leaders no longer know how to enforce the "no to gambling" rule to their followers - this is for religions that see or view gambling as a sin.

For me personally, I have never had any issue or conflicts with my religious denomination or believe as a result of gambling, and this is because my religion generally see nothing wrong with gambling as long as we don't allow it to possess us and cloud our sense of reasoning, thereby, potentially driving us into becoming addicted to doing it.

So, in the nutshell, I would say that gone are the days when some religions see gambling as a big sin, most especially the Muslims, cus right now, I do some times come across Muslims who are heavy gamblers.

it's high time we knew that a man is entitled to what he believes... It could either MAKE you or BREAK you. I see religion as a dissociation aside from the faith - Christianity, Buddhism etc ... These rules were simply created by people like you and me.. do you wanna doubt the fact?  Why's every religion's faith with a doctrine? If we've got one God for everyone, why's everything different?

I try as much as possible to not get influenced by whatever my religion says.. I have personal decisions I make and, it could be against my beliefs but, that could be a thing for others. If I'm a gambler, I'd better stick to it than listen to whatever anyone would say.

The thing with Christianity and countries where it is a major religion is how in the Bible and within the studies of the Bible, it is an important emphasis on how we human beings have the capacity to act on our free will. That is the same free will which is supposed to be used by us to either commit evil or go through the way of goodness. It is a different approach when comes to sects and Island, in which the members are supposed to adhere to rules and renounce part of their freedom in order to comply to what their leaders say.
Women not being allowed to show their face or hair is a sacrifice being done by the woman herself in exchange for the grace of Allah, (in the case of the Islam).
Itself, Christianity does not make emphasis on the punishment either, but rather on the forgiveness and repentment of wrongdoing.

The Catholic church may be one of the most liberal branches of Christianism, by the way. They advice against gambling and excessive comsumption of alcohol, but they do not prohibit it out right. It is just a another way to see the strictness of the east compared to the liberal west, not all people like it, but that is how thing are for now.

I agree with you because there are many Christians who are addicted to gambling and gamble. However, gambling does not target any religion, people of almost every religion become addicted to gambling, mainly because they discuss how much harm they will suffer from gambling.  It is not that a Christian cannot gamble with individuals.

Honestly, I don't know how gamblers experience internal struggles regarding religion and its prohibitions, especially gambling. I will tell you a little about me, when I was a teenager, it cannot be denied that the internal conflicts within me were a never-ending turmoil. I am not a man who obeys religious rules. However, that doesn't mean I don't know the general prohibitions in particular. for example, drinking, gambling and so on. In Asia, religious symbols are something that is very sacred to its adherents. That is also why several Asian countries currently prohibit the existence of casinos, both physical and online casinos. if you or I were raised from a background of believing in a strong religious belief, very strong dogmas and doctrines were cultivated from an early age. So, it would be very natural if the stigma of gambling is still looked down upon by some people throughout the world. Regardless of whether it is related to belief or not, this stamp has been deeply embedded in social society.

I have a belief, and internal conflict was also a struggle for me at that time. especially, when I still lack insight.  For me personally, now it depends on how we view gambling. If someone thinks gambling is something wrong, then it will be difficult for them to be given an understanding regarding gambling. On the other hand, if gambling is considered a normal thing. As a result, someone could play carelessly without having any rules. based on my long experience, I don't want to debate it or refer to what you say is "choice". For me, gambling can be seen from various points of view. I love betting, especially sports. but not infrequently I play other casino games, yeah depending on my mood. In matters related to religion, I view gambling as part of modern entertainment which contains risks. simply put, if done wisely. We don't need to link rules and hobbies in this sophisticated era like today. In principle, religion or belief is personal. Likewise with gambling, if used wisely. for me, there is nothing wrong. whatever people think, it is their right, it's as simple as that.

I have not faced any conflict with my religious belief / gambling interest. In my religion, gambling doesn't stop  you stop you from participating in all their event. Gambling is not an abomination whereby if you are a gambler the religion will forbid you, no. Some people only believe that it's not right to gamble because it can lead to addiction and destruction.

People who often playing gambling will not thinks that gambling is a sin although they know that playing gambling is prohibit. They will not stop playing gambling because of their religion and they will not have any conflicts when they playing gambling. They thinks that playing gambling is like the other entertainment that gives relaxation but they don't thinks what they will do if they are losing streak. They can't says anything after their losses but they also not realizes and only keeps playing gambling because they wants to recover their lose. That will triggers many losses because they will also lose their minds and will not thinks about gambling is prohibit to them.

Gambling is a bad habit that has a serious impact on family and personal life, gambling can harm yourself, your family and others. And anything that can harm yourself or others can be said to be a sin, and gambling has that potential and is the most reasonable thing to say because gambling is the same as wasting money.
And whatever the reason, I say gambling is haram or a sin. And often gambling is just a waste of time which causes us to play excessively until we lose track of time, causing us to neglect our obligations and also distance ourselves from religion and God.
I like gambling even though I am not an active gambler, and that is my business with God, and the most important thing is that I do not neglect my obligations, and do not harm other people. And I also don't harm myself because I gamble with money that I can afford to lose in very small amounts that I think will not harm me and my finances.

I am from a religion that says gambling is bad, but does not expressly prohibit it. Therefore, we can still express our freewill when it comes to these activities. I chose to gamble because I know for a fact that I will not be someone who's going to be addicted to it knowing that i use it to kill time and not to get some money off it. If I were bound by the teachings of religion, I would certainly not gamble. Then again, it is only discouraged but not prohibited so I'd do it without any hesitations.

I'm of almost similar religious believe/background, i actually don't get to face conflict of any kind as it concerns gambling, I'm of a believe system that doesn't supports gambling because they believe it could harm the gambler but they don't get to expressly condemn it in its totality neither do they get to place restrictions around the gamblers because they feel he's into an unhealthy habit or the likes of it. the fact that it could be addictive and eventually lead to you been bankrupt and in some cases cause the addict some form of disorder makes my religion rely gets to warn against it.

as a matter of fact except the gamblers isn't in control of their habits, they don't eventually get to affect others terribly with their habit but for the ones who cannot control their habit and be able to put everything under control such that it doesn't get to affect their most immediate relations or the society at  large is the point where it eventually becomes a problem to every one.

Its amazing how our upbringing and beliefs affect gambling. Of course, internal fights can be difficult, especially when personal wants conflict with social conventions. I'll discuss gambling and religion now. The situation is difficult. Gambling can be sinful or innocent fun. No solution fits all.

Everyone's unique. Some people can gamble sensibly and enjoy it without lasting damage. Some less so. Being honest and recognizing your limits is key. The key is finding your equilibrium. Believers may set stringent limitations or shun specific sorts of gaming. Managing your budget and avoiding gambling may be enough if you're not. Your life, your choices. Dont allow others tell you what's correct.

The reason religion forbids it is because there are disadvantages that a person might receive when he does gambling, such as addiction that can destroy a person's future because of gambling addiction, well if you can control yourself properly and there is nothing that harms financially, mentally, environmentally from your gambling activities of course I think it will not be a problem, especially like your religion that does not prohibit so hard about gambling problems, you can play more calmly compared to adherents of other religions who prohibit gambling hard for their followers.

Maybe this will be a dilemma because it is based on two choices, especially if you are used to gambling and cannot leave it, between belief and choice it is indeed very heavy, but however this will return to yourself, people who still believe in their religion which prohibits gambling but still do gambling I think they also cannot be claimed to be bad people or traitors, but someone is not ready at the level of belief, and that can be changed over time.

There are so many many religion that condemn gambling and that does not mean that gambling wisely is bad. It is good we understand why we are gambling and the kind of strategy we are using. Making money is the ultimate and that is one of the reasons why many gamblers keep playing all types if games to make money not because they like to follow that part but because they needed money and take care of their bills. There are still gamblers that see gambling as an alternative to making money. We can always make money from gambling but one just have to be careful so addict does not come around that would make sure to take gambling for something else within could still lead to addiction.

No this has never been an issues for me as an agnostic atheist.  While I do believe that some religions do have a great purpose of teaching people how to live their lives in a moral manner, I think they are all fake, or likely fake and I think it's insane to let a book of words by someone who refuses to show themselves, that's completely made up on "faith" is a bit insane.  Why should any religion prohibit one from gambling.  What's it to them?

I find it silly, like much of religion.

Which most of the time is true.
It can lead to destruction. And I think that is why it is forbidden in many religious beliefs. Still, for others, it's believed to give hope to those who want to double their money in a faster way or maybe more.
It will depend on whether one person has a traditional belief or a religious belief that it is forbidden will follow that rule or not. Why? Because I have seen many religious people who gamble outside even though they are always present in Sunday mass.
I think that is why OP added the "choices" there. Because a person still has a choice and no one is stopping him. Believing in one religion is an individual discipline if you will carry out the words that are said there or be that man who thinks it is still up to you.

I think everyone is on the same page.

We have our religion and beliefs but at the same time, they're not strict with such so it's only a few that really follows the laws of their beliefs.

But then, we're all having free will and we know what we should do and as long we don't get addicted, all of us agrees that it's totally fine even if you are part of any religion.

Me either, so it's still about how firm our belief will be but at the end of the day, we might just do the same of stopping.

It all depends on the person. A very small percentage of the population used to be so religious. Not many get into gambling, even if they do, they will be like, We need to start to wager after a prayer. They are like completely controlled gamblers, because if they don't win, they just quit because God isn't willing. I'm not sure of it, but religious books say we shouldn't show interest in gambling directly, but indirectly. Whether one needs to follow or not is up to the person's belief in the religion.

Just going to tell you the facts about Gambling and how religion views gambling in general.
The two are indeed contradictory, as every religion prohibits gambling because some negative effects can occur that will harm oneself and others.
We agree that in fact the statement prohibiting every religion on gambling has been explained.

But when this is a choice, gambling will still be done even though our lives are quite close to religion.
Gambling is a personal choice for everyone and several influences such as environment, economy and understanding of religion.

Personally, I see gambling as just as entertainment as any other game that provides fun when playing.
But this will be different when someone who is doing gambling only for the purpose of big profits reaches a level of addiction that will have negative repercussions on their personal life.  Therefore, religion forbids and also does not do anything excessively.

You or anyone else wants to gamble or not, it is a choice that will be your own responsibility.

"Gambling isn't about how well you play the game, it's about how well you handle your money."
– VP Pappy (Poker player)

Gambling is religiously forbidden mainly because of the idea that people may be harmed. There is no religion that supports gambling. But those sacred rules and regulations are often ignored.  A gambler also believes that if he is addicted to gambling he will suffer but he will still bet. Some take it as entertainment center and others to earn money. These acts are now commonplace among people of almost all religions, regardless of religious beliefs. Even those who talk about religion cannot be said not to gamble. I think it is the religion's responsibility to regulate gambling only by showing the good and the bad. No religion can lead anyone to the right path if the gambler is not alert to himself.

I think why religion forbids it is because playing gambling does not bring benefits to a person's life because it can make them forget themselves, there is no need to be hypocritical about that, we all know that sometimes every time we gamble we often forget ourselves, there are even gamblers who go beyond the limit and become addicted. until you end up going bankrupt, losing money or even your family, especially because of gambling, people resort to domestic violence or other unethical activities, actually religion forbids that just because you won't be able to control yourself.

But if you are able to control it, you can gamble in a relaxed manner without having to hunt for anything in it, for example just to have fun or make it just for entertainment, it all comes back to ourselves and how we use our mindset correctly, if we are not able to managing emotions and controlling yourself, it's best not to gamble and obey the commands of your religion because that also helps to keep you away from everything that will destroy you in the end, but if you can still control it, everything will definitely be fine, talking about sin is everyone's right and their respective beliefs.

I don't think it is about whether the person belief or not because it is already there in the holy books not to seek to double money by gambling but it is by operation of the conscience to follow what is written. The people who have not fallen out of what is written will still keep to their habit of not gambling but those who have fallen out will still keep gambling until they find their own conviction not to. So the choice to gamble or not depends on where you are in the faith of what was written and many gamblers understand this but they decide to continue for their own reason. Such reason could be for finance majorly because many depend on gambling for survival in the midst of no job especially people from high unemployment countries.

Therefore, some people have fallen out of faith despite believing against gambling but yet they do gamble because they believe to make profit or "additional " profit to sustain with what they have and this is why you see some fathers who are secret gamblers because they don't want people to know that they gamble either because of their position in the community or how people have regarded them in the area as someone who doesn't gamble and a discipline father and a good husband  ;D

I can’t say for other religions but mine doesn’t explicitly prohibit gambling. It only warns people of the dangers of the love of money. Many interpret that to mean that gambling is a sin because to them gamblers are people who are greedy and constantly chasing wealth at the expense of themselves. Those that see gambling as a form of entertainment do not share that view. So this is mainly a case of interpretation and context.

Mammon perhaps.

Most people who believe that gambling is morally wrong are the Christians because they know what will be the result if someone turn an addict and some time people misbehave whenever they lost money in gamble, and so people usually transfer agression so all these can lead to Sin that's why they see it as something that is not good and sometimes if someone is not careful the devil can manipulate and start using the person cause problem.

Not only Christians but people of every religion can't morally accept gambling. Therefore, when a person becomes completely addicted to gambling, only his family can understand well how dangerous a gambling addict is to his family. Gambling can never make one's life beautiful and happy. Gambling always puts people's lives in jeopardy. Of course, if a person with a gambling addiction continues to squander his money by gambling, at some point he becomes totally in debt and has no money to repay the debt until he ends up having to pay the debt with his life. So this kind of gambling can never make one's life beautiful so everyone should stay away from this kind of Gambling.

At first those who get themselves addicted to gambling, of course, at first they gamble for fun.  And if they can earn money from gambling once, then they become addicted to gambling because of that money income. Gamblers who win money once and repeatedly bet twice the amount in the hope of winning, many times gamblers often lose the cards and return home empty-handed. So our youth must stay away from this kind of addiction to winning.

Religions want people to follow a clean path to life. This comes from the religious leaders observations of the ones who perform vices having a bad impact on the lives of their families and themselves.

However in this 21st century, these beliefs should be filtered and the gist should be understood by the public - which stands in this that gambling should be moderated or stopped, otherwise it becomes and addiction and leads to ruin.

Of course this is for their own good, but the choice is their own.

Religion is a person's symbol of their own beliefs, many people defend and risk their lives for religion, but that is religion, different from gambling, gambling is considered by many people as a game, entertainment, fun, money and so on, regardless of the religion they adhere to which prohibits gambling.

We need to pay attention, for those who have a strong faith in that religion, of course we never see them gambling, while for those who are ordinary people and they are in that religion, we see them gambling, why is that, the words of repentance are what they adhere to, if I personally don't want to see those who gamble as adhering to religions A, B and C, I assume those who gamble are gamblers, not religious leaders, this is where it can be proven that there are good and bad things, there are hell and heaven.

I don't understand why many people talking about gambling addiction and religion, we're talking about gambling in general and religion, not an addiction lol.

If we're talking about addiction, it's not only a bad thing in religion, but in every perspectives there's no way to view addict is a good thing.

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Adopting a religion doesn't mean you must be a religious leader, even you're just an average, you need to follow what do's and don'ts in your religion.

You just described to everyone the most retarded and hypocritical kind of religious person is, it's against that religion to gamble right? Then how come these scums are still gambling and thinking that it's all God's will whether they win or lose, it's a really weird thing and it contradictory to what these people really are, either you're explaining/articulating it wrong or these people really does exist because it's such a sad thing that they're using their religion as an excuse to gamble but the reality is that they're just gamblers that doesn't really care about their religion and doesn't have any respect for it.

Every decision whether to obey religious orders or not, all comes back to each person, there is no need to be a religious leader if you obey religious regulations and gambling is prohibited of course you can leave that behind, I think it is also a bit sensitive to discuss religion and gambling in In my opinion, this forum is because there are definitely pros and cons in this matter because everyone will express different views so it is a bit difficult to see what is good and what is not, but for me as long as I gamble under good control everything will not be a problem.

But we need to remember that breaking the rules of the religion you follow also has risks that must be understood and I'm sure every gambler knows that gambling in a particular religion must have a reason why gambling is prohibited by that religion, of course there is a more reasonable answer there, don't be too Be smart in thinking critically about this, as long as it's still fun just play and as long as it doesn't violate religious rules, just play, there are no restrictions on anyone because there are lots of gamblers who violate their religious rules.

My friend, I am trying as much as possible to preserve my soul and sanity beyond religion. If one follows what all these regions state, one may not even enjoy his life. Whereas most of these things preached by religions are people's make, some are merely ideals of idolized people and ancestors' writings that have become a tradition. This is why much of what some religious people preach can't be proven in their various books. And as a Christian, anything you can't prove to me in the Holy Bible, you can't force me or convince me to do it, that's my principle to bend some of these dos and don'ts.

This religious issue and restriction has lingered for so long and on a deeper thought about the whole thing, I discovered that people are merely living by it based on what they are led to do and nothing more. Still, I wonder why the extremists think and act the way they do, is it not what you were led to believe? What if it is a lie from the beginning and the truth is already buried? This is why we should moderate things and never be excessive simply because of the region.

As for gambling itself, so far I am an adult, I do not steal anybody's money to gamble and I do not waste myself gambling (irresponsible gambling), then I have no conscience in this regard. I am a free man by the grace of God.

Over the years, I've met many amazing people from many backgrounds. Some are deeply religious, others arent. You know what? It doesnt matter. The important thing is that they're good people trying to live a happy life.

I've never been a big gambler myself. But I get the fun. You can have fun, test your luck, and even win money. You know what? Nothing wrong with that. Providing you do it responsibly.

Gambling can be dangerous. Its easy to lose focus in excitement. Being self-aware and setting boundaries is crucial. Gambling for enjoyment is fine. Gambling to escape issues or make a fast profit is dangerous.

So I think faith and gambling can coexist if you're careful. Balance and moderation matter. Find that sweet spot and you're golden. Changing your priorities may be necessary if you cant.

I have not seen gambling in any way stop one from practicing it's religion, even if the Muslim brothers can't be affected if they decide to gamble, the only reason their religion forbid it is because their God(Allah) hate when you make much profit from doing risking little, it's not in their practise to put small money in a place and expect a bigger reward, it's always regarded as haram but for gambling to stop any religion activity, I have not experienced anyone except for a person that doesn't want to practice.

Gambling is a social life, it bring fun to people apart from the money involve. I don't think religions would really hate people to play except when a player is losing it to the point he refuse to acknowledge the presence of his maker and you know even norm in society forbid when something is too much, it doesn't even make sense when you wake up in the morning gamble your life all through without a break.

I don't know for sure whether all religions in the world prohibit gambling, but the majority of religions seem to prohibit gambling. But why gamble? The answer lies with each of them, we don't even need to force them to tell you the reason.

Something that is prohibited by religion certainly has a lesson, but many people break it for various reasons and I don't need to know why they break the rule. Everyone can choose their own path and nothing is forced, but of course you will feel guilty when you openly gamble in a place where gambling is prohibited by the majority of religious adherents.

Its something that cant be known since there are ones which do allowed and there are ones which do prohibits on which this is something that cant be known but majority of those things will really be that
prohibits but actually this is really that something that would really be depending on someones choice because not all would really be that on the same situation when it comes to gambling addiction.
Whether its prohibited or not into your religion but if you are someone who doesnt have that kind of control towards it then you would really be definitely be facing up that issues on which this is something
that you should really be avoiding.

You are the ones who do make with your own future and if you do find yourself having that kind of impulsive approach towards gambling then you would be basically putting up
your finances at great trouble. So be sensible and be wary on the actions that you are making.

Yes, that may be true, but I'm not sure that all gamblers who end up getting addicted always start with the intention and goal of gambling for fun, I don't eliminate that fact but I also can't forget another fact that there are also some gamblers who from the start gamble with the intention to earn money and not for entertainment, such as when they come and get involved in gambling after seeing a big win that their friends or other people have managed to get, which motivates them to gamble by placing hope and belief that they too will be able to produce big wins like everyone else.

But yes, on the other hand, I also believe that even though, for example, from the start their aim of gambling was only to seek entertainment and pleasure, it is possible that in the end they will experience a change in mindset, point of view and an increase in interest which leads them to various actions that can trigger this. addicted, and this happens without them realizing it, and this is normal because in gambling there are many things that look tempting that can tempt you and which can also turn entertainment into tension and pressure, and this is why it is always recommended to be careful - Caution also involves maintaining and placing firmness on awareness.

Some religion don’t really like gambling but they don’t criticize it or have to punish someone because of gambling. The only time they do is talk about it a little bit teach people on how to be careful why religion talk a lot about gambling. If you gambler, you are committing sins in the site God meanwhile some are different, to me let not judge any gambler because gambling has been exciting right from the creations we should know that we can decide what to do and gambling is not a sin to me, it is a game of choice that help people.

Well said. Religiously I believe Gambling is a sin in some religion, everyone live by there decisions and choices of which even God gave us the free will., belief is subjective and does not necessarily need to be influenced by any religious sentiment even though they guide us to live a purposeful life.

In a nutshell I would say, it is a matter of choice wether or not you believe in the religious sentiment because it still choice.

The society is filled with so many religious fanatics and that is why most of us have been misled on different occasions all the in the name of religion, first for me it is morally wrong for any religious leader to gamble publicly because there is this notion that the society have about gamblers especially in remote areas. In most remote areas gamblers are being considered as touts and criminals and it will be quite wrong for a religious leader to be seen in the midst of them gambling and that is why it is as if that there are strict views on religious gamblers.

A religious leader can gamble responsibly online in the comfort of his home without making it known to anyone because they are human beings and they are also expected to have fun too, but some believers condemn gambling outrightly for their own best reasons, and it all depends on what people believe on. Even in our bibles it is correctly stated that there is time for everything, there is time to practice your belief and also time to have fun and it will be morally wrong to combine the two of them at once. Lastly, i don't actually know how different religions view gambling but all i know is that gambling is not strictly condemned by religion, but it all depends on the individual belief and system of religion.

If we evaluate religious law, we actually know what the gambling laws are like in religion. Most religions prohibit gambling because it is detrimental and consider that gambling is a devil's game that tries to incite us to do sinful things. But the fact is that many religious people today gamble. They don't care about their status as religious people because they want to have fun through gambling, there are many games or actions that are not permitted by religion, but most people don't consider it important and ignore it because the most important thing for them is just doing the fun they want to do.

The most important thing for them is not to become addicted to gambling because gambling addiction will destroy our lives and will slowly make us useless and troublesome people, therefore it is up to them whether they want to gamble or not, that is a clear personal right, any religion has established laws and The rules are different depending on what we respond to. Moreover, no one forces their will to gamble. The casino also only provides a place for their business.

In my opinion, religion has become a means used by religious leaders to manipulate people, if we look at religion nowadays we can see that what they keep saying doesn't make sense, we just need to note that science is saving people's lives and that is allowing all humanity to evolve. So when religion condemns gambling, which is something random that involves mathematics to determine the winner, then religion is not being rational, it is not using arguments that make sense forbidding people from gambling. For example, a religion forbids people from buying lottery tickets because they say it is a sin

When you ask religious people why they consider it a sin to buy a lottery ticket, they use meaningless arguments, and when you look at the scientific side of how the winner of the lottery is determined, you realize that there is nothing sinful about it, and it is a demonstrably fair method. . And just see that there are religions that prohibit eating pork because they use the argument that it is a dirty animal, but which animal is not dirty and does not eat things from the ground? it does not have. But even so, religious people continue to manipulate people who don't want to see that science is the only thing that matters because it has a complete package made up of: character, honesty, sincerity, education.

Some religions stand against gambling and do not give freedom to their members to go to the casino or perform any form of gambling. But some did and gave freedom to their members.

Whether it was their belief or not, and whatever their reasons, it's up to the members to follow the order or leave. As an individual, probably we know what is right and what is wrong, and also we know that gambling is not a wrong thing unless we lose control of ourselves.

It is not the gambling itself that makes it bad but the person who gambles wrongly.

I have never seen someone who is truly religious playing gambling. Religion teaches us what is good and because gambling too actively can make religious people not worship, forget their obligations in the family and become addicted to gambling, religion makes gambling something that is forbidden. When a person is truly religious, that person will definitely obey the rules completely and will never want to gamble because religion prohibits it.

Some religions prohibit gambling because they are afraid that their people will fall into misery because of gambling, this can be understood that someone can lose control and follow his ambition in gambling which will make someone lose a lot of money in gambling which results in poverty quickly, so on that thought some religions prohibit their people from gambling because they are worried about the impact.

Then there are some religions that allow it because they are not so afraid of their people losing control because maybe they are equipped with other beliefs in living their lives, but I am quite sure that teaching must have good and bad in every religion and they have their own way of anticipating things in life, such as teaching how to manage themselves and life principles that can bring peace in life.

But it would indeed be very difficult if for someone who likes to gamble but they are stopped by their teachings because there is a ban, it will be a dilemmatic choice for people in such situations.

Still, this will be blamed if your teachings prohibit it, but if your teachings do not prohibit it then you are the one who is wrong.

If a religious leader gambles in an online casino, he does so in front of his people without facing criticism or condemnation. If a religious leader were to gamble openly, he would always lose money by gambling and then he would certainly be criticized, condemned, everything. Gamblers are criticized for this because they constantly gamble and lose money, almost putting their families in danger. There are some gamblers who take money from home and gamble constantly instead of earning cash how bad it affects a family when a family member is constantly losing money gambling this way. So it is not right for anyone to become addicted to gambling. By doing this, on the one hand his money is being wasted and on the other his dignity is being undermined, so they should get out of this kind of gambling addiction.

Probably only truly devout and religious people will not be involved in gambling, most of the people I meet in my country, although there are certain religions but most of them do not limit problem gambling because gambling is not a bad omen or an evil in society, coming to it is a personal choice and as long as individuals do not associate gambling and religion with each other, the clear distinction will not cause any controversy or opposition. Hopefully such views will be maintained, and bad factors should not be allowed to influence and disrupt the balance between religion and gambling.

A mind journey, really. Religions that forbid gambling? It goes beyond money. Much deeper. Preventing loss and addiction is the goal. Protecting the flock, guy. They say, "This might ruin your life, family, and community. Will lead you clear." A top-down control mechanism, pure and basic. But...

...what if, instead of just banning it, they taught people how to gamble responsibly? How about "This is the agreement. Gambling risks. But you can handle it if you know how. Set smart restrictions." That seems more empowered. A more modern approach?

Religions that don't ban gambling are distinct. They're not suggesting gambling is harmless, but they trust their followers to decide. Saying, "You're grown. You know the risks. Living is your own responsibility." It's a new concept and faith-individual interaction. It's more independent, libertarian

There are so many reasons why it is forbidden, it is like what you said it is much deeper than what we know, maybe we are not experts in religion, so discussing this without like people who do not understand how it works and how the prohibition is so harsh, maybe we will be more assertive if we understand thoroughly about how religions strictly prohibit gambling, prohibit simply and some do not prohibit at all, maybe we need to learn more about the concept of thought and belief.

Even if you think you can gamble responsibly, a religion that strictly prohibits it will not change its teachings because it can teach its people to be more responsible, so it is allowed to gamble, I don't think it is that simple to interpret all these things.

Yes, I also cannot intervene in the prohibition, because it does have the basis of each belief here, to be precise, someone if he is more convinced of his teachings then he should adjust it to himself, but why do many people also violate it, it goes back to what is called sin and what is called belief, this is very complicated to explain.

I'm a Christian, and my religion doesn't stop me from gambling. Although there are some Christian preachers who see gambling as a bad thing and condemn anyone who sees gambling as engaging in ungodly activities, I personally have not encountered any attacks from anyone due to my gambling activities.
 
I even grew up in a Christian home where my dad would most often give me his predicted games to go to the pool office nearby and help him place a bet. This was before I left home. He doesn't gamble much, and he is also not against it, even though he is a well-respected gospel preacher in our area.

Im a Christian too but i dont remember that gambling is highly despise or being that prohibited with this religion and this is why i do make myself that still involved on gambling. The key on here is that everything should really be in moderation because things turns out to be bad at the moment that you would really be losing control on playing gambling.
This is why it would really be better that everything should be in control and moderation on which not only just on gambling but also in other decisions or things in life that you would be needing
to make up some decision. Gambling is really just that for fun, it turns out to be bad at the moment that it would really be affecting your life already in terms of finances and able to forget
your main responsibilities.

Sure same here I haven't seen a devoted religious person engaging in gambling.Left alone what religion teaches about gambling,on what account will the society give when they see a devoted religious person engaged in gambling and tends to be addicted to it.Gambling can be restricted by religion as leaders of religion will say that people involved in gambling always get addicted to it.

Of course, there are religions that strongly prohibit gambling. Logically, gambling tends to bring more harm than any benefit to its participants. You can track the winning percentage in gambling, and the likelihood of winning is very slim. Furthermore, once someone becomes addicted to gambling, they will spend everything they have just to gamble. Many people even forget about their household needs and spend money on gambling. Whether we realize it or not, obsession with gambling causes someone to lose everything. Islam strictly prohibits gambling and categorizes it as a forbidden act. However, despite the religious prohibition, there are still people who engage in gambling. Every individual sometimes finds it difficult to separate from themselves what is prohibited by their religion, even though they know that this cannot be done.
However, they do it in secret because they feel embarrassed if their actions become known to many people.
As humans, we are created as beings with freedom; we can determine our life choices, whether we choose to do good deeds or opt for bad ones. Of course, whatever we do has consequences in the future.

Sometimes you have to see the perception of each religion, I have my personal belief and yes, it is based on a religion, but I know that religions have flaws and dogmas that lead to many antics, and that is what I do not like, more than all the advantage, and it is as you say, almost all religions prohibit games, but I think one of the reasons why they prohibit is because people are always going to lose or the tendency indicates that games of chance make people lose so that the casino wins, and that is something that is known, but even so we are aware of that and we still continue playing, I think religions try to protect people from these things so that they do not lose money.

Though I don't know how true this information is, about religious people allow their members to go out and gamble, but if so, in my own opinion a religious person is not supposed to gamble because It comes with addiction because everyone is not thesame. Some members may gamble responsibly while others wount. So its better they don't do it atol but I know it is not possible because individual have there differences some may even leave the religion because of the sake of gambling

Yes gambling is not bad but it depends on how we can handle the situation when it comes to addiction. Losing control is the fear of any religion, that is why they are always afraid and tell their members not to gamble atol for their safety because definately most people must surely lost control.

Yea it's just a game of luck which anyone can try out his or her luck but the problem is losing control.

For me , generally gambling is not bad but your habits towards gambling what is actually bad and I quite agree with you, a lot of people allows the emotions that comes with gambling to control them instead of them to control such emotions making gambling practice to become awful in the sight of many people which is not exactly with it is. At most times people may also tend to generalize their own gambling experience in terms of others not knowing that people might have different ways of approaching things, I rather consider a bad gambling habits to be bad and not the gambling it self in and can not relates It in terms of belief a or religion, whichever way any one can do whatever they like.

You are right,the bad behaviours in gambling involves stealing,borrowing,and some other acts that may not go in accordance to their beliefs and ways of a particular religion.These are why people of a particular religion always believe that gambling is bad,not because it is bad indeed,but it's because of these acts that people do when they have lost their money that makes it bad.But if you are of a particular religious group,and you gamble responsibly without taking anybody's property,or without making another person feel bad,there is no sin there,afterall making money is the purpose of gambling.

I can't remember anywhere in the bible that said gambling is of the devil. And there are no religious groups that have included gambling as a sin their doctrine. What i know is that the religious people consider gambling as an irresponsible habit and such habits is one that Christ do not support as a good behavior. There is a popular story in the Bible were traders, and gamblers and so many other stuffs were taking place in the temple of God and Jesus came and chased everywhere out destroying what they came with. He was angry that this kind of activities should be done outside the temple and not within the temple. Which means gambling can be done anywhere else outside the temple and not to be considered as a sin.

Gambling is not bad if you can treat gambling as an entertainment and will not breaks your limitation to avoids the lose. But most people who knows gambling is prohibit in their religion will not stops their habits playing gambling instead will keeps playing gambling secretly. They have their religion and they also have their choice so they still playing gambling and will say that they don't use gambling too much like other people and they can holds themselves from the temptation. We can do nothing if they already decides like that because playing gambling or not will be their decision and we can only warn them not to playing gambling excessively and must always avoids the addiction because that can makes their lives ruins. We can say many things about gambling and religion because that will have a different perception about that.

Gambling can be taken as entertainment only when we are not afraid of losing any money by gambling. If we gamble we lose money then this gambling will not be our entertainment then this gambling will become a cause of loss for us at some point. So gambling like this is not right for anyone whether it is for entertainment or fun. Gambling for fun becomes an addiction once a person becomes fully addicted then if they gamble once and win money then they gamble twice the second time they gamble then luck will be good they can go home with the money and if luck  If it is bad, they lose all the money in the bet and return home destitute. A gambler cannot keep his family completely well because a gambler cannot provide happiness to his family comfortably when he is constantly losing money by gambling so everyone should refrain from such.

Maybe yes, in your religion gambling is not so harshly forbidden, because as you say, I infer that gambling can be done as long as it is not done in your temple or place of worship, but perhaps you know more about that than I do.

But for Muslims gambling is forbidden and a sin because it is risking money on something that is harmful, and indeed some of the teachings are that it is a game of Satan or the devil although it is not written in our books, but the translators and scholars say that gambling can bring destruction to a person, and indeed our prophet forbade such activities even though there was no gambling then as there is now but the mechanism is similar, so that is the conclusion taken about the view on gambling.

This will be a dilemma for many Muslims who like gambling, but many are also against it and prefer to hide their gambling activities.

You are absolutely right, if I gamble responsibly, I think I'm doing the right thing but when I do it excess, then it's very wrong, even the bible says 'We should do things in moderate '. So whatever thing I do without me thinking it's wrong, that is I'm doing it with my heart and mind free, also in moderate, I believe I'm doing it right.

So anyone seeing it as a sin or religion beliefs, it's left for them. Although I have really experience any kind of such argument about gambling in any religion, though I have heard about it but I haven't heard the conclude part of it but for me, all I know is it's my choice to gamble and I gamble for entertainment, not to use it to mislead anyone, beside everybody and their own beliefs and choices too.

Gambling for fun At one time gambling addiction is created by playing this fun trick so everyone should refrain from gambling for fun. There are also many gamblers who first gamble for fun and then get so addicted to gambling that they cannot come out of gambling on their terms. When a person gambles once, somehow if he wins money from gambling once, his self-confidence doubles, he becomes so confident in himself that he bets twice as much money in the hope of winning the second time. If he is bad, he loses twice the amount of money and returns home empty-handed. There are families who become so much in debt just because of this gambling that they have no money left to repay until they end up having to pay the debt with their lives. So everyone should refrain from such gambling.

This isn't completely true and doesn't apply to everyone who gambles for fun. It's true that at some point, some gamblers can lose control and start gambling out of control after a huge win or lose, they can allow their emotions set in and start making decisions for them, but this completely has nothing to do with gambling for fun, as this is the best approach I know to keep a gambler away from the risks and effects of addiction.

There's a very huge tendency that greed can set in, but if you stick to your technique and keep your emotions in check, then there's absolutely no way this theory of yours can apply to one who gambles for fun.

Just to be clear, if we shouldn't gamble for fun, what should we gamble for exactly?

If your religious beliefs, which are strictly in-line with the way you get on with things in life, comes in clash with your hobbies and the way you want to live your life, I think you should choose which one would give you a better sleep at night. In countries like the Saudi Arabia where Islam is a massive deal for them, it might be more strategic to just stick to your beliefs and actually just quit your dreams of being able to gamble, lest you stir the wrath of your fellow islamic brothers and you actually get ousted of family dinners and all that stuff.

On the other hand, for more open countries like the US where Christianity is more prevalent, you guys know just how much Jesus hates gambling, but it's not like that would stop you from ever indulging in the finest things in life yeah? So I reckon a lot of you people will still go towards gambling, and just worry about the promised consequences after.

Whatever your belief system is or its disposition towards gambling however it's best to keep in mind that you need to have the discipline and the balls to not go overboard when you're gambling. Realize that gambling isn't something to be trifled with just cause you think you can get away with the consequences.

I know that gambling is forbidden in Islam, I doubt that it's specifically written anywhere in the bible that christians should not gamble, although I've heard some overzealous preaches condemning gambling as a sin. I don't really know about the stance of other religions regarding gambling, so I think that it's mainly Islam that is very vocal about forbidden gambling.

I think that the way majority of people view gambling is based on their personal decisions, not religious believes, therefore it's their choices whether it's morally suitable for them or not. You will see people who don't belong to any religion condemn gambling, due to various reasons like gamblers are financially irresponsible, while others sees it as a normal game that people engage in, where you'll meet responsible and addicted gamblers. So gambling is more of a choice than believes.

When people considers that gambling is just an entertainments and not uses it to makes money, they will not trying to breaks their limitations. They knows that they don't have to uses much money to playing gambling instead just use some money that they can affords to lose. Gambling is for fun and they will always avoids the addiction so they will not have to playing gambling too often or uses too much money because that can causes them to gets lose. But they knows that their religion will says that gambling is a bad thing and people must stay away. They will not trying to deny it but they will say that they are playing gambling with limitation and there's nothing to worries about because they can take care of themselves. They knows about the risks of playing gambling and what the impacts for their family if they breaks their limitation in gambling so that makes them be careful when playing gambling. But we can chooses what we belief and if our hearts say that gambling is bad for us, we don't have to playing gambling.