Is it a sin to gamble?

[BlackMambaPH]

If there is a law or ruling that makes gambling a sin, then it will be a sin. But no one can prevent or arrest a person if he want to gamble unless his gambling activities is already harming other people.

Correct. Like for example here in the Philippines online gambling is illegal and that will probably a sin because you're committing illegal. But in some cases even we've doing online gambling our government doesn't care here in the Philippines. 

[kevpantof]

playing gambling sin or not it depends on their respective religious beliefs, of according to my beliefs gambling in religion is a sin for getting money is not kosher from the results of gambling.

Yes you are right. Is gambling is sin or not, this question will be properly answered with your religious beliefs. Almost all of the religions on this planet earth, they tend to go against this gambling thing. One thing is obvious with all of the beliefs out there that they want goodness of its followers. And goodness just hidden in going against of gambling. So kindly save yourself.

[guoyu78]

No, gamble is not a sin at all. In everyday life we have some features of the game. Cheating is a sin, run a casino is a sin, maybe even been addicted os gamebling is, but the gameble itself - no way!

Run a casino is a sin because gambling itself is a sin.  Running a casino is a sin because it means we provide a place or facility to gamble. Being a provider is even more sin than gambling. Well, but all back again to their respective perspectives.

I don’t have the exact knowledge about whether gambling is a sin or not but in my opinion as far as my knowledge is concerned, Gambling can be a sin or it can be not.

For example, if one is gambling for fun seeking, trying something new in life then there is nothing bad with his activity of gambling but if the person, who is gambling, is not independent and a family of some innocent people is also with him, then gambling for him is a biggest sin.

[freedos]

on all religion I think gambling is a sin, but in some country gambling is allowed. so yeah it's depend

[serjent05]

As far as I know, and even researched on it, there is a vague description about gambling being a sin.  there is no direct mention of gambling or act of gambling as a sin though some scriptures stated that the love of money is a sin.. but, not all who gamble are in for profit.  Others are just for entertainment and does not care if they win orlose money.  This sum up that people are over reacting or exaggerating when they say gambling is a sin.  Though, if it is illegal in a country then i guess you violated a law and is punishable by whatever is intended for that case.  So i guess if it is a sin or not depends on the country's regulation about gambling.

[sparveenat]

I even don't about gambling sin or not one thing is clear to me cheating and theft and bribing such things are sin gambling people loosing money by betting it and they know that there is chances of loosing and involve in it and they are not cheating anybody money nor theafting form it. So I didn't bother it.

[ausbit]

Gamble is a sin if you're losing and it's not if you're winning. It's life.

You have given a very false statement that gambling is a sin if you lose and it is not a sin if you win. If it’s true then how would you explain and prove it to us. Gambling being a sin or not, the answer to this question is yes as well as no. If you play gambling for fun seeking or just to try something new in your life, then it is not a sin because you are not putting someone in trouble from your gambling and vice versa.

[oHnK]

If you play gambling for fun seeking or just to try something new in your life, then it is not a sin because you are not putting someone in trouble from your gambling and vice versa.

Well it is a sin as well but some people dont want to see it as they are committing sin but that doesnt matter right because the only thing that we need is to have fun. Forget the other thing because in the end we are responsible for our own action. It is the same as killing, if it is self defense then it might not be a sin but you are still responsible for that

[Pixyoxx]

If there is a law or ruling that makes gambling a sin, then it will be a sin. But no one can prevent or arrest a person if he want to gamble unless his gambling activities is already harming other people.

I dont think even a law passed can make it a sin. Some law of that kind may certainly make gambling illegal, but not a sin. If one is doing everything under control and is not harming anyone and nor is using someone else's money to put in gambling then its all well.

Gambling is not a sin. The talk of sin arises only because of those gamblers who tend to get addicted heavily into gambling and then end up losing everything and even getting bankruptcy. That may possibly degrade the reputation of gambling but overall it isnt any sin activity even if any law is passed agains it. Though it will certainly be illegal if something lile that happens.

[sana54210]

If there is a law or ruling that makes gambling a sin, then it will be a sin. But no one can prevent or arrest a person if he want to gamble unless his gambling activities is already harming other people.

Correct. Like for example here in the Philippines online gambling is illegal and that will probably a sin because you're committing illegal. But in some cases even we've doing online gambling our government doesn't care here in the Philippines. 

Governments only ban those casinos which become viral on social media because this thing ruins the reputation of one country. However, the governments are well aware of all the casinos running in their state and they don’t ban them because they are taking huge amounts of taxes from them to keep them running. Also the tourists also like to visit casinos as gambling is the thing common I every county on earth.

[mikegosu]

If there is a law or ruling that makes gambling a sin, then it will be a sin. But no one can prevent or arrest a person if he want to gamble unless his gambling activities is already harming other people.

Correct. Like for example here in the Philippines online gambling is illegal and that will probably a sin because you're committing illegal. But in some cases even we've doing online gambling our government doesn't care here in the Philippines. 

Governments only ban those casinos which become viral on social media because this thing ruins the reputation of one country. However, the governments are well aware of all the casinos running in their state and they don’t ban them because they are taking huge amounts of taxes from them to keep them running. Also the tourists also like to visit casinos as gambling is the thing common I every county on earth.

I agree , The government only cares about taxes that they can get on casino's thats why they hate online casino because they can't get any tax from the owner. But like other country like Macau which gambling is very popular in the place because their government loves collecting taxes from casino's their. Many tourist visit macau because of their gambling image and many online gamblers has a desire to go to macau to play gambling and experience playing on a real casino.

[Clifmeister]

I think it is only a sin if the money you are using to gamble was not earned honestly. Other than that, gambling can be a hobby.

[vickycoin05]

I think it is only a sin if the money you are using to gamble was not earned honestly. Other than that, gambling can be a hobby.

You're totally correct, gambling is not a sin at all which its our own choice to gamble which the money that we have is came from our own effort like our salary income. I would say it will be a sin when it involves life and death which you try to gamble. As what we all know gambling is just for pass time just take a breath from stressful moments in life, but some people take it seriously which can do bad thing due to their greediness.

[zhelis74]

I think it is only a sin if the money you are using to gamble was not earned honestly. Other than that, gambling can be a hobby.

You're totally correct, gambling is not a sin at all which its our own choice to gamble which the money that we have is came from our own effort like our salary income. I would say it will be a sin when it involves life and death which you try to gamble. As what we all know gambling is just for pass time just take a breath from stressful moments in life, but some people take it seriously which can do bad thing due to their greediness.

Yes, for me gambling is not a sin if ever we do it in a right way, like for not cheating in order to win and like said that money is from the right placed. In other way around like government prohibited gambling then if you do it against the law so that is the time that you committed a sin from your authorities but for the law above i don't think so.

[Ziskinberg]

I think it is only a sin if the money you are using to gamble was not earned honestly. Other than that, gambling can be a hobby.

You're totally correct, gambling is not a sin at all which its our own choice to gamble which the money that we have is came from our own effort like our salary income. I would say it will be a sin when it involves life and death which you try to gamble. As what we all know gambling is just for pass time just take a breath from stressful moments in life, but some people take it seriously which can do bad thing due to their greediness.

Yes, for me gambling is not a sin if ever we do it in a right way, like for not cheating in order to win and like said that money is from the right placed. In other way around like government prohibited gambling then if you do it against the law so that is the time that you committed a sin from your authorities but for the law above i don't think so.

People have different belief but in gambling we just have one purpose which is to win, if we cannot make a sin then we should be responsible to only bet what we can afford to lose because that is the only way where we can enjoy and appreciate gambling. It's not a mature attitude if we will blame gambling for our loses because that is normal that is why we have to control.

[oHnK]

People have different belief but in gambling we just have one purpose which is to win, if we cannot make a sin then we should be responsible to only bet what we can afford to lose because that is the only way where we can enjoy and appreciate gambling. It's not a mature attitude if we will blame gambling for our loses because that is normal that is why we have to control.

It is a sin because in every religion , we are not suppose to gamble but it depends on each person as well. Some religion forbid you from drinking and smoking but alot of people still do that. It is not our thing to discuss wether someone committed a sin or not because everyone is going to be responsible for their own action when they die

[neolite]

From my point of view it is not a sin so long as you do not harm anyone and someone does not suffer because of your losses.
If you have money that you can risk and your family agrees with this, it's ok

[milewilda]

From my point of view it is not a sin so long as you do not harm anyone and someone does not suffer because of your losses.
If you have money that you can risk and your family agrees with this, it's ok

But the sad fact that most gamblers didnt tend to say it on family members.Instead of consulting regarding on using their funds on playing gambling they would keep it secretly. We know if we are already a family man, wife would really refuse such thing because we know we would really risking financial budget which will really affect once you do lose up your money on playing gambling which this is already considered as a wrong thing.

[BlockEye]

From my point of view it is not a sin so long as you do not harm anyone and someone does not suffer because of your losses.
If you have money that you can risk and your family agrees with this, it's ok

But the sad fact that most gamblers didnt tend to say it on family members.Instead of consulting regarding on using their funds on playing gambling they would keep it secretly. We know if we are already a family man, wife would really refuse such thing because we know we would really risking financial budget which will really affect once you do lose up your money on playing gambling which this is already considered as a wrong thing.

It will only be a sin if it's illegal in our country and if we tend to do activities that will make our life miserable like being too greedy, spending our allowance that is alloted for more important things since every decisions have consequences so we shoild know our priorities.

[oHnK]

It will only be a sin if it's illegal in our country and if we tend to do activities that will make our life miserable like being too greedy, spending our allowance that is alloted for more important things since every decisions have consequences so we shoild know our priorities.

Illegal or not when we gamble it is a sin but it would be more terrible if it is illegal. Depending on where you live, some people may see it as a way of life so this kind of thing dont bother them. It doesnt bother me as well although I live in a country that forbid me from gambling. For some people that might be bothering them and also preventing them from gambling