Is Gambling a Crime in your religion ?

[bank of bits]

I'm a muslim
and gambling is prohibited,
where something that hurt us it is prohibited, such as gambling

[BitcoinStriker]

Here in my country they really never discussed such matters, but I dont think they take gambling that seriously.
Besides, finding a casino in my country is very hard, only on turist areas 
Altough we always do some card betting and such on our local coffee shop its never too much.

[knightkon]

I think gambling falls under greed?

You can debate, but I feel these are mixed with - lust is basically the reason to gain money is wanting power.

and I thought being a buddahist is more of a lifestyle then a religion.

I would have to disagree that gambling falls under greed.  It depends on why you play whether or not this falls under greed.  If you play like I do, for fun and I do not care if I win or loose, then I do not see an issue with this.  When you are not playing for tthe fun of playing, then I can see in some cultures, why it would be considered a sin/crime.

[mblair]

I was told not to gamble by someone I am supposed to listen to but my best guess is it's because he knows me well enough to know it's just bad for me.

I don't know it's like were living in two different worlds here. When I first started playing poker I got the impression people were intentionally holding back the truth so they could profit off of the others, thankfully the government made my job easier,  

I was looking through a topical bible on gambling one day and could not find an easy yes or no. If anyone's interested I can go back and share what I found on the topic.

I really enjoyed reading what people had to say. I especially liked the post by iv4n , thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge.I liked all the other posts too except for the one by pandacoin but I can understand where he's coming from.

[pereira4]

I don't follow any religion so it's up to me to decide if gambling is good or bad (there is no sin or no sin logic in my mind only good or bad). For me it's neither good or bad, it's neutral. It depends on how you deal with it. If you do casually and don't go overboard with it, it's good, but if you go insane and don't stop doing it, it's bad.

[bhadz]

I'm a Christian and I can say that gambling is prohibited to us. But there are so many called that they are Christians and they are keep on doing sin, I admit that I am one of them and it is not all about gambling and other sins too. Because in gambling it could lead us into greediness which is all we know a sin from God.

[piebeyb]

I think all religions have their own rules in the gambling law and also is sometimes there are some countries also prohibiting gambling sites grow, so I think back on themselves each gambler because it is a risk to himself and not to others

[pvaspecialist]

Gambling is prohibited in every religion.
In Islam Gambling is forbidden. Gambling is fourteenth greater sin
The Bible does not specifically condemn gambling, betting, or the lottery. The Bible does warn us, however, to stay away from the love of money.
In Hinduism Gambling is also prohibited in several verses of the Manu Smriti.
Buddhism takes a nuanced view of gambling and its prohibition.

[Superways]

According to my views if a person gamble for money then it is prohibited by every religion because it is not a way to earn money but if a person only consider their money in gambling as spending for playing and getting entertained and they only pay for the games just like they pay in parks for entertainment and in other entertainment places and do not think to earn with the risk of their money then they may have to play

[izanagi narukami]

Yeah, Tao teach me that my religion is against gamble as it will affect on my next afterlife ( mostly being animal on next reincarnation )
But overall any religion are against gambling , the different only their tolerance against gamble

[U2]

A quick search on the internet revealed this :

Islam : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maisir

" In Islam, gambling (known as maisir, also maisira and sometimes called qimar[1]), is forbidden... "

Christianty  : http://christianity.about.com/od/whatdoesthebiblesay/f/isgamblingasin.htm

" Bible, we are constantly reminded that our hope is in God alone, not money, power, or position:. "

Summary article : http://www.gambleonline.co/religious-views-of-gambling/

Make up your own mind, after reading all of this. 

Ain't nobody got time for that! Lol. No but seriously do people really follow religions still? It's 2016. You can be your own person and do whatever you want. Just don't murder people and such and you'll have a full and happy life. Jeebus and Zues aren't going to help you with your gambling addiction.

[SparkedDev]

To me greed has taken over in so many aspects of life that gambling isn't really going to make a difference.
Their is a big difference in seeing it as fun and trying to take the house for everything its got.

[katrimans]

I'm a muslim
and gambling is prohibited,
where something that hurt us it is prohibited, such as gambling

Well if you are such a follower of religion which i respect and you said that gambling hurts so its crime, then why you have a avatar of fortunejack ? I mean if you do not support something personally then why promoting it mate ?
Anyways with all due respect to you and religion I am just saying that something which you can't do yourself should not be suggested to others too.

[vennali]

Most of the ppl I know gamble when there's a festival around. For now both have become synonymous with each other. Family and friends gather together and the ppl who want to gamble sit in a room n play poker or other card games.

[blockman]

Most of the religions are prohibiting gambling I just don't think if it is not allowed in buddhism. Because I have a Chinese uncle and every time he is planning to gamble he is tossing a coin or stick in front of his buddha statue and prays to buddha if he is going to be lucky for that day. So, the answer will depend on the side of the tossed coin, it is heads then yes and if tails , no.

[Huge Black Woman]

It's only in Izlam they ban gamblin', ain't it?  If you bleev in Jesus I'm sho the bible got problems with gamblin, but I don't thank there's a straight ban on it.  Jesus himself flipped over that table a while back, an' I think the recipients of that flippin' was gamblin' at the time.  Don' quote me on that. 

Now you said religion.  I say gubberments is the thang to be worryin' about.  They make thangs illegal and the consequences is more concrete.

[emberbekas]

I believe that all the religions that exist on this earth prohibiting gambling. But most of the followers of these religions do not heed the advice from their respective religions including me!

[vasrasus]

I think it is all a crime in every country or any religion
 We should really avoid gambling because it will not lead us into good things. Consider our family if we will not have self control or patience it will be bad to us.

[ikydesu]

Since people have different opinions about gambling as it is bad,addictive etc.Lets see if any holy book or any religion has specifically mentioned gambling as a crime.

I think for every religion gamble is bad thing, even that's a sin, because gamble is make you loss, there's profit is very low chance. And for mostly country gambling is not allowed.
But back to personal itself, just gamble if you can afford to lose.

[gredisgold88]

this thread make me lols , because religion and gambling have difference