Is it a sin to gamble?

[rizkyhiw]

Gambling is not a sin but its frown upon because it does not help the individual to develop at all and it foments in people the possibility of becoming addicted and even have self destructing behaviors.

i think it's clearly stated on every single scriptures in any religion
gambling is prohibited due the absolute rules
well i call gamblng is a sin if people means about religion rules
gambling have more negative power than the positive ones , just think twice about it.

oh no let's not drag religion here. yes gambling may very well cause a lot of negative things to happen to a person's life. it has it's own good and bad effects and i think the person gambling would be the one to determine that. if the person gets addicted and had his personal and family life affected, then in a way gambling makes him sin. but if the person knows what his priorities are and is smart about dealing with gambling, then it's harmless. it all boils down to the person himself and how he deals with gambling

then what is the meaning of sin here? please explain to me
unless it's really directed/addressed for breaking religion rules
i know it's sensitive once you mixed up something like gamble with religion things
but it was what crossed onmy mind , when heard sin.

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[arseaboy]

No its not and pretty sure it wont going to be a sin

That is the truth, because we cannot blame gambling for our lose as we know already how risky gambling is. We need to understand that we are being advise to play for fun so we do not have the right to call gambling as wrong after every lose. Let's be fair.

That's a good point. Some people always blame something or someone if they make a mistake for themselves.. even if they do gambling with their own will they still put the blame on someone. that's the reality. We have to learn to accept of getting losing and not to blame someone.

[serjent05]

Gambling is not a sin but its frown upon because it does not help the individual to develop at all and it foments in people the possibility of becoming addicted and even have self destructing behaviors.

i think it's clearly stated on every single scriptures in any religion
gambling is prohibited due the absolute rules
well i call gamblng is a sin if people means about religion rules
gambling have more negative power than the positive ones , just think twice about it.

oh no let's not drag religion here. yes gambling may very well cause a lot of negative things to happen to a person's life. it has it's own good and bad effects and i think the person gambling would be the one to determine that. if the person gets addicted and had his personal and family life affected, then in a way gambling makes him sin. but if the person knows what his priorities are and is smart about dealing with gambling, then it's harmless. it all boils down to the person himself and how he deals with gambling

then what is the meaning of sin here? please explain to me
unless it's really directed/addressed for breaking religion rules
i know it's sensitive once you mixed up something like gamble with religion things
but it was what crossed onmy mind , when heard sin.

I agree, same thing cross to my mind too, you cannot omit religions and their teachings when you talk about sin since sin is define by principle or moralty .  Anything that go against it is a sin.  

From the definition :

Code:

sin1
sin/
noun
noun: sin; plural noun: sins
1.
an immoral act considered to be a transgression against divine law.
"a sin in the eyes of God"
synonyms:	immoral act, wrong, wrongdoing, act of evil/wickedness, transgression, crime, offense, misdeed, misdemeanor; More
antonyms:	virtue
an act regarded as a serious or regrettable fault, offense, or omission.
"he committed the unforgivable sin of refusing to give interviews"
synonyms:	scandal, crime, disgrace, outrage
"they've cut the school music program—it's a sin"

here is one sample why for religion gambling is a sin

Code:

Gamblers often rely on superstitions or luck. However, God views such beliefs as a form of idolatry, which 
is incompatible with his worship.—Isaiah 65:11.

from: https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/questions/is-gambling-a-sin/

[bhadz]

No its not and pretty sure it wont going to be a sin

That is the truth, because we cannot blame gambling for our lose as we know already how risky gambling is. We need to understand that we are being advise to play for fun so we do not have the right to call gambling as wrong after every lose. Let's be fair.

That's a good point. Some people always blame something or someone if they make a mistake for themselves.. even if they do gambling with their own will they still put the blame on someone. that's the reality. We have to learn to accept of getting losing and not to blame someone.

They are blaming gambling for their lose and that's not even knew. And because they did gambling they are now committing any other sins that they don't know they are doing because of their attitude is changing, they are becoming fast to anger and because of it they are now becoming more greedy for the money they are hoping to win.

[wxa7115]

No its not and pretty sure it wont going to be a sin

That is the truth, because we cannot blame gambling for our lose as we know already how risky gambling is. We need to understand that we are being advise to play for fun so we do not have the right to call gambling as wrong after every lose. Let's be fair.

We are the moral agents and not a dice or a roulette the ones doing mistakes is us humans, so we cannot blame anyone else but ourselves of our mistakes.

[passwordnow]

No its not and pretty sure it wont going to be a sin

That is the truth, because we cannot blame gambling for our lose as we know already how risky gambling is. We need to understand that we are being advise to play for fun so we do not have the right to call gambling as wrong after every lose. Let's be fair.

We are the moral agents and not a dice or a roulette the ones doing mistakes is us humans, so we cannot blame anyone else but ourselves of our mistakes.

Religious beliefs are making gambling is a sin, I'm not against them and nor against with you guys. It is just going to depend on how you are going to take it lightly or hardly. If you are keeping committing a sin through gambling like womanizing because that's one of the aim of most of the gamblers. Because if they have money, they can just simply buy woman and that's how gambling falls into sin.

[Maslate]

No its not and pretty sure it wont going to be a sin

That is the truth, because we cannot blame gambling for our lose as we know already how risky gambling is. We need to understand that we are being advise to play for fun so we do not have the right to call gambling as wrong after every lose. Let's be fair.

We are the moral agents and not a dice or a roulette the ones doing mistakes is us humans, so we cannot blame anyone else but ourselves of our mistakes.

Religious beliefs are making gambling is a sin, I'm not against them and nor against with you guys. It is just going to depend on how you are going to take it lightly or hardly. If you are keeping committing a sin through gambling like womanizing because that's one of the aim of most of the gamblers. Because if they have money, they can just simply buy woman and that's how gambling falls into sin.

They are but people have different religions so we cannot say that gambling is a sin in general. The only thing that we can make as a basis is the law since most laws in certain countries are similar as they base it in international standards.

People have options to follow the law of God or the law of the government, but for me I gamble but I do not consider it as a sin.

[rizkyhiw]

then what is the meaning of sin here? please explain to me
unless it's really directed/addressed for breaking religion rules
i know it's sensitive once you mixed up something like gamble with religion things
but it was what crossed onmy mind , when heard sin.

I agree, same thing cross to my mind too, you cannot omit religions and their teachings when you talk about sin since sin is define by principle or moralty .  Anything that go against it is a sin.  

From the definition :

Code:

sin1
sin/
noun
noun: sin; plural noun: sins
1.
an immoral act considered to be a transgression against divine law.
"a sin in the eyes of God"
synonyms:	immoral act, wrong, wrongdoing, act of evil/wickedness, transgression, crime, offense, misdeed, misdemeanor; More
antonyms:	virtue
an act regarded as a serious or regrettable fault, offense, or omission.
"he committed the unforgivable sin of refusing to give interviews"
synonyms:	scandal, crime, disgrace, outrage
"they've cut the school music program—it's a sin"

here is one sample why for religion gambling is a sin

Code:

Gamblers often rely on superstitions or luck. However, God views such beliefs as a form of idolatry, which 
is incompatible with his worship.—Isaiah 65:11.

from: https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/questions/is-gambling-a-sin/

a good point , but people more often use a "sin" word when they broke th religion rules
of course in large meaning sin cannot considered as religion poblem only but anything that go against
i agree with that point with you
so when people complaining about how their life broken because gambling i guess it's enough to consider gambling as a sin.

[olushakes]

For me, the definition of sin is in our own personal consciousness and not anybody tell us as majority of people here are ascribing it to religion but not every morality we see today is being taught by religion while itsa normal thing for people like me to eat meat, it is a sin for a vegetarian. So from the religious angle to me, it is sin and because personally I dont like it, then I say it's a sin but dont forget the fact that there is room for forgiveness for sins.

[goldcoinminer]

For me, the definition of sin is in our own personal consciousness and not anybody tell us as majority of people here are ascribing it to religion but not every morality we see today is being taught by religion while itsa normal thing for people like me to eat meat, it is a sin for a vegetarian. So from the religious angle to me, it is sin and because personally I dont like it, then I say it's a sin but dont forget the fact that there is room for forgiveness for sins.

We will be the one who will have to pay for our sins if it's really a sin and we cannot debate it here as we are different opinion are we are all right. The only way we can tell about of opinion is if we base it on the law of the state.

[BitcoinPanther]

For me, the definition of sin is in our own personal consciousness and not anybody tell us as majority of people here are ascribing it to religion but not every morality we see today is being taught by religion while itsa normal thing for people like me to eat meat, it is a sin for a vegetarian. So from the religious angle to me, it is sin and because personally I dont like it, then I say it's a sin but dont forget the fact that there is room for forgiveness for sins.

I agree that sin depends on every peoples perception but if you think about one's belief, it is influenced by principle (religion) or law of the state where you are affiliated or residing.

To fully understand gambling and decide whether it is a sin or not, one should correctly define what gambling is. But many of us here thinks of dice or roulette  when they heard of gambling and think that gambling is just a game.With this understanding, they will definitely have a different view on this when it is asked if it is a sin.

For clarity, gambling is not a game, it is an action.

"Gambling is the wagering of money or something of value (referred to as "the stakes") on an event with an uncertain outcome with the primary intent of winning additional money and/or material goods."
Gambling - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambling

Disregarding religion and act on the government law itself, if the law forbids gambling then it is definitely a sin and if not, then it is a not a sin.

[virasog]

For me, the definition of sin is in our own personal consciousness and not anybody tell us as majority of people here are ascribing it to religion but not every morality we see today is being taught by religion while itsa normal thing for people like me to eat meat, it is a sin for a vegetarian. So from the religious angle to me, it is sin and because personally I dont like it, then I say it's a sin but dont forget the fact that there is room for forgiveness for sins.

I agree that sin depends on every peoples perception but if you think about one's belief, it is influenced by principle (religion) or law of the state where you are affiliated or residing.

To fully understand gambling and decide whether it is a sin or not, one should correctly define what gambling is. But many of us here thinks of dice or roulette  when they heard of gambling and think that gambling is just a game.With this understanding, they will definitely have a different view on this when it is asked if it is a sin.

For clarity, gambling is not a game, it is an action.

"Gambling is the wagering of money or something of value (referred to as "the stakes") on an event with an uncertain outcome with the primary intent of winning additional money and/or material goods."
Gambling - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambling

Disregarding religion and act on the government law itself, if the law forbids gambling then it is definitely a sin and if not, then it is a not a sin.

Accepted, but if we are talking about religion, than many peoples saying, gambling is not allow, but still they are playing it, because they play it for earning way, Otherwise, i don't think that anyone have a problem with gambling. Because gambling is just like game, as we all know that but the talk about Sin, So you are right saying, it is our perception, Is gambling sin or not.

[dollarbill$44]

I haven't seen any gamble sin in the Bible

[stadus]

I haven't seen any gamble sin in the Bible

I could not tell also because I do not know hat bible are your reading. Me, I do not regularly attend mass but my parents told me when I was young that gambling is a sin, but I do not listen now that I am an adult because I just found that it's fun if you are just doing it right.

[saiha]

I haven't seen any gamble sin in the Bible

I could not tell also because I do not know hat bible are your reading. Me, I do not regularly attend mass but my parents told me when I was young that gambling is a sin, but I do not listen now that I am an adult because I just found that it's fun if you are just doing it right.

The bible tells that getting too attached with gambling will make you fall in sin, because when you are gambling you are aiming to win alot of money.

And that is making you greedy and in the bible tells that greediness is a sin, so if you are gambling and you are not greedy.

I guess you just need to maintain  your emotion so that you will not become greedy.

[noictib]

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

No , it is not ok because not to bet is not a solution of the gambling and gambling addiction .
Well in gambling we need to make us safe stretagy and winning trick within house edge limit .

[milewilda]

I haven't seen any gamble sin in the Bible

I could not tell also because I do not know hat bible are your reading. Me, I do not regularly attend mass but my parents told me when I was young that gambling is a sin, but I do not listen now that I am an adult because I just found that it's fun if you are just doing it right.

The bible tells that getting too attached with gambling will make you fall in sin, because when you are gambling you are aiming to win alot of money.

And that is making you greedy and in the bible tells that greediness is a sin, so if you are gambling and you are not greedy.

I guess you just need to maintain  your emotion so that you will not become greedy.

Being  greedy is really a sin because its already included on the 7 deadly sins which is stated on the bible.Well not everybody knows this because we are not on the same religion but i really believe  its a sin when gambling turns you out to be a greedy person on too much engaging yourself into it and not only that there are lots of things you will surely commit when you are a gambling addict, the possibilities of being a thief is there also specially to those times when you dont have already money to play, this will surely lead you to that situation.

[gabmen]

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

No , it is not ok because not to bet is not a solution of the gambling and gambling addiction .
Well in gambling we need to make us safe stretagy and winning trick within house edge limit .

if you're gambling and it's affecting you and the people around you negatively, then it's not ok. gambling has different effects on people depending on how they treat it. what makes this a "sin" for others is the fact that sometimes it ruins families and personal lives when someone gets too hooked to it. but if you know how to handle yourself well without compromising other things then it should be ok

[nikrobi]

No, it isn't a sin, it's a choice. Nobody must gamble, everyone who goes through the casinos betting everywhere is doing this because they want. It's upon to you if you try this game of not.
Despite the risks, sins and choices, gambling gives the opportunity to all make profit, doesn't matter who you are and how much money you have. Doesn't matter. Everyone that controls themselves can make profit on this game.

[raphma]

sin? lol, i don't think so.
but definitely can be a problem if you dont know when to stop. Gambling addiction can ruin your life.