Is it a sin to gamble?

[RealPhotoshoper]

There are some religions says gambling is totally a sin I don't know why gambling prohibited for them gamblers are having fun while having a profit for me gambling is not a sin nor crime

I'm getting their point for considering gambling as a sin. Because a gambler will always think about money and if always think about it that will lead to love of money. And the bible tells us that the love of money is the root of evil, like being greedy and it can startled us to do some crimes when we don't have something to gamble.

That is right only when you are addicted. If the person loves to make money through gambling but can control himself when he has no more money to gamble and he start doing other things, like working for money and not trying to make crimes or illegal deeds to get the money to gamble then it cannot be considered as a sin. I agree with the Bible though, money is the root of all evil if one is not careful how he manage the money.

Gambling is an absolute sin when you take a religion point of view.
But when talking outside that , in general gambling is not a sin as long as do not harm people .
I mean when you gamble but make your life and your family life in trouble then it is considered as a sin.

[dunfida]

There are some religions says gambling is totally a sin I don't know why gambling prohibited for them gamblers are having fun while having a profit for me gambling is not a sin nor crime

I'm getting their point for considering gambling as a sin. Because a gambler will always think about money and if always think about it that will lead to love of money. And the bible tells us that the love of money is the root of evil, like being greedy and it can startled us to do some crimes when we don't have something to gamble.

That is right only when you are addicted. If the person loves to make money through gambling but can control himself when he has no more money to gamble and he start doing other things, like working for money and not trying to make crimes or illegal deeds to get the money to gamble then it cannot be considered as a sin. I agree with the Bible though, money is the root of all evil if one is not careful how he manage the money.

Gambling is an absolute sin when you take a religion point of view.
But when talking outside that , in general gambling is not a sin as long as do not harm people .
I mean when you gamble but make your life and your family life in trouble then it is considered as a sin.

True,it does depend on which way you would include it and as you said when we are talking about religion its is indeed a sin because it turns out for a man to be greedy on playing gambling which greed is included on mortal sins which its being mentioned on the bible but we are talking on general aspect and i agree on what you have said its not a sin as long we dont compromise anything on playing it.

[daringdiscovered]

There are some religions says gambling is totally a sin I don't know why gambling prohibited for them gamblers are having fun while having a profit for me gambling is not a sin nor crime

I'm getting their point for considering gambling as a sin. Because a gambler will always think about money and if always think about it that will lead to love of money. And the bible tells us that the love of money is the root of evil, like being greedy and it can startled us to do some crimes when we don't have something to gamble.

Correct, but still, most of the gamblers will say that it is not a sin as long as you are not stepping on somebody's life, but it is not like that, no matter what we say, or the most of us says, gambling is still gambling, and we can't change the fact that it is a Sin if we are going to consult the Holy Bible. But if you are not afraid to the wrath of our Almighty God when the judgment day comes, then feel free to do gambling as a living.

[Labumi]

If gambling is not a sin, why do they call Las Vegas the Sin City? Considering Las Vegas holds the largest number of Casinos located in a single city.

I don't think so that why it is called sin city just because only on Casino city ,We don't know what is the true means behind those city (as i am not an american) Gambling is not truly a sin well if i know it will depends on your own explanation about gambling and sometimes in the manner of devotion in your own religion .But as far as i know it is not a sin at all if you don't do bad things when you gamble.

We have a choice to gamble or not, if you are a religious person and you believe it is a sin then it's not good to gamble anymore. As for me, I do not believe it's a sin because it depends on an individual on how he will handle himself when gambling, it's a risky game and that is true but with the right discipline you will be able to fully experience the meaning of gambling which is entertainment.

Hmm, indeed all depends on what we think. But I'm sure if you believe in the law of God, that you believe it, then I'm sure you will stop to do something forbidden by God to you. Indeed the divine punishment is sometimes indirect, but if we feel the time is God specify arrives then we will not be able to escape from the punishment. If you want to get the happiness of the world and the hereafter is good then so be observant person. Because the world's only momentary pleasure and if you are caught in it then it will be difficult to rise up to the right path, unless indeed you can think with clear
 

[BlockEye]

There are some religions says gambling is totally a sin I don't know why gambling prohibited for them gamblers are having fun while having a profit for me gambling is not a sin nor crime

I'm getting their point for considering gambling as a sin. Because a gambler will always think about money and if always think about it that will lead to love of money. And the bible tells us that the love of money is the root of evil, like being greedy and it can startled us to do some crimes when we don't have something to gamble.

Correct, but still, most of the gamblers will say that it is not a sin as long as you are not stepping on somebody's life, but it is not like that, no matter what we say, or the most of us says, gambling is still gambling, and we can't change the fact that it is a Sin if we are going to consult the Holy Bible. But if you are not afraid to the wrath of our Almighty God when the judgment day comes, then feel free to do gambling as a living.

No matter what we say or quote some bible verses that related to this topic. A gamblers is always a gamblers and they will never accept the fact because gambling is their hobby and they will never accept that it is a sin unless they stop on doing it. People have different perspective in every situation. You can't insist what you are believing on other people because we have different wisdom and understanding.

[blockman]

It's hard to comment on this topic but my thought on this is that I'll go that gambling is a sin. But I know there would be against with and will say as long as gamblers will keep remain silent as they gamble and they aren't using others money or they aren't committing some crazy actions just to keep on gambling.

[erwin45hacked]

It's hard to comment on this topic but my thought on this is that I'll go that gambling is a sin. But I know there would be against with and will say as long as gamblers will keep remain silent as they gamble and they aren't using others money or they aren't committing some crazy actions just to keep on gambling.

There is no such thing, gambling is a sin and if you gamble then you have committed a sin today. Stop thinking too hard, if you dont want to commit a sin then simply dont gamble however if you are not then gamble. Stop trying to justify yourself that it is not sin, it is a sin and even a kid now that it is a sin

[Xenophoto]

No matter what we say or quote some bible verses that related to this topic. A gamblers is always a gamblers and they will never accept the fact because gambling is their hobby and they will never accept that it is a sin unless they stop on doing it. People have different perspective in every situation. You can't insist what you are believing on other people because we have different wisdom and understanding.

But you can still gamble while accepting the fact that it's a sin. We all know that thinking of someone else maliciously or thinking of another person as a sexual object is a mortal sin but we do it every single day. It's just our nature to do that but we still have a choice to distract ourselves and think of different stuffs. I think that's the same thing that's happening to gamblers. They know and they accept that what they are doing is a sin but they keep on doing it. After all, we're all just sinners.

"They will never accept that it is a sin unless they stop on doing it" - I actually think that it's the other way around. They will stop doing it because they accepted it as a sin and so they don't want to continue committing that same sin over and over.

[Mike Mayor]

Before you answer that question you must decide what a sin is. Perhaps one man's sin is not another man's sin ? If you are talking about gambling being bad I don't think so. It's the people who are bad or not. The casino never made you addicted you did it to yourself. This is why gambling should be left to people with control. Though casinos will make money off people who make wild bets or perhaps they lucky and win big.

[pinkpanther03]

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

I think, if you do it for fun and entertainment or something an amusement to you. I call it not a sin, but if your gonna do it for making profit and you will rely on your luck anyway, that can be considered as sin for me.

[nikrobi]

I don't agree gambling is a sin, because everyone can change your future and you are your free will to do what you want, everything depends your own wish, need to be strong sometimes, but it's not a sin. You can overcome any difficult in life if you are inspired to do it.

[serjent05]

I don't agree gambling is a sin, because everyone can change your future and you are your free will to do what you want, everything depends your own wish, need to be strong sometimes, but it's not a sin. You can overcome any difficult in life if you are inspired to do it.

One thing is certain, if you do not break the law then definitely it is not a sin, we can just put religion law aside here since with it definitely gambling is a sin since it defies the trust to God and relies on sime msyticism and luck.  It is not a sin as long as we do not cause harm to ourselves and other people.

[wck]

I don't agree gambling is a sin, because everyone can change your future and you are your free will to do what you want, everything depends your own wish, need to be strong sometimes, but it's not a sin. You can overcome any difficult in life if you are inspired to do it.

One thing is certain, if you do not break the law then definitely it is not a sin, we can just put religion law aside here since with it definitely gambling is a sin since it defies the trust to God and relies on sime msyticism and luck.  It is not a sin as long as we do not cause harm to ourselves and other people.

Baffled by your logic.   Breaking a law isn't the same as a sin.     However, for the record gambling on-line is actually against the law for many that do it.    Just because the law hasn't caught up with the technology doesn't mean it is legal. 

[Nagadota]

Yes, but not all sins are bad things.  In reality, a lot of sins are just plain unreasonable.  It's a sin to eat shellfish or wear clothes containing multiple fabrics but we all do it because the rules are just dumb.

[boyptc]

There are some religions says gambling is totally a sin I don't know why gambling prohibited for them gamblers are having fun while having a profit for me gambling is not a sin nor crime

I'm getting their point for considering gambling as a sin. Because a gambler will always think about money and if always think about it that will lead to love of money. And the bible tells us that the love of money is the root of evil, like being greedy and it can startled us to do some crimes when we don't have something to gamble.

Correct, but still, most of the gamblers will say that it is not a sin as long as you are not stepping on somebody's life, but it is not like that, no matter what we say, or the most of us says, gambling is still gambling, and we can't change the fact that it is a Sin if we are going to consult the Holy Bible. But if you are not afraid to the wrath of our Almighty God when the judgment day comes, then feel free to do gambling as a living.

We have different point of views regarding this matter and for those people that are saying that it is not a sin, I respect them. Because not all the people here are believing in bible and there are some that believes including me. I respect people regarding their belief but once it starts to make their life worst and they are starting to do something that they shouldn't do but it will fall into committing a sin.

[radjie]

Yes, because it can be addictive to live if so winning in gambling mostly someone there who feel addicted, and if it loses impact losers that drained everything she had

[onrise]

It could be sin or it could not be which will depend upon the country say if its ban and still you gmabling that becomes sin.
Religion - If its ban in particular religion and still you gamble that is sin.

If its allowed in your country and in your religion and if you are in self control of gambling till the time it does not effect your savings, family and personal life is fine else it again becomes sin since it may spoil your relations with everyone if you are too much addictive to gambling and keep losing the money etc.

[doaremon]

Yes it is according to Islam. Because if you win you are making your opponent so much unhappy and in case he might lose all his valuable things. Same goes for you if your opponent win. And there are more reasons I don't know them all. But at the end of the day its up to you whether you will gamble or not.

[neochiny]

There are some religions says gambling is totally a sin I don't know why gambling prohibited for them gamblers are having fun while having a profit for me gambling is not a sin nor crime

I'm getting their point for considering gambling as a sin. Because a gambler will always think about money and if always think about it that will lead to love of money. And the bible tells us that the love of money is the root of evil, like being greedy and it can startled us to do some crimes when we don't have something to gamble.

Correct, but still, most of the gamblers will say that it is not a sin as long as you are not stepping on somebody's life, but it is not like that, no matter what we say, or the most of us says, gambling is still gambling, and we can't change the fact that it is a Sin if we are going to consult the Holy Bible. But if you are not afraid to the wrath of our Almighty God when the judgment day comes, then feel free to do gambling as a living.

We have different point of views regarding this matter and for those people that are saying that it is not a sin, I respect them. Because not all the people here are believing in bible and there are some that believes including me. I respect people regarding their belief but once it starts to make their life worst and they are starting to do something that they shouldn't do but it will fall into committing a sin.

It's better to leave religion out of this topic or it will lead to an endless debate

Gambling, may it be a sin or not as long as the gambler is not affecting the people around
him/her then gambling is just gambling, a game or a hobby.

But people react to this game differently, so, it's not about if gambling is a sin
it's about how the person handles him/herself in this game.

[mastermold]

Only when it takes over.
If you bet a buck, and lose it ... well, big deal.
But if you bet your house, it's a sin because it leaves you and your family without roof over your heads. So if you gamble so hard you might lose something you or others can't do without, then it's a sin.

Also, if the gambling has power over you, it's a sin. If you can't walk past a casino or a poker table without a round, if you cant pass a lottery stand without buying in, then it's controlling you more than you control it - and therefore it's a sin.