Are raffle draws considered gambling?

[TheUltraElite]

It is gambling as far as I am concerned.

Whether someone is religious or not does not change the fact that they are also deep down just another human being with the same primal desires as any other human being. Many religious leaders also have a number of vices hidden under their veil. You just have to be observant and unbiased to be able to see through them.

But do participate in raffles and lotteries with a limit on how much you spend.

[hedgeh0g]

Even if the goal of such raffle is to raise money for church, temple, mosque need, it should not be welcomes as such places? I think if such thing is done to raise money for a need, then it could be a compromise. Otherwise buying candles, crosses and other assortment is business and trading and should not be done in God's walls. From my church visit I see that people rarely donate to church directly. If I can support church by buying a raffle ticket, even though I wont win anything, I think it is a good idea.

The main thing is that some people understand the validity of what's happening and don't use the church lottery for personal gain. Some will certainly show weakness and start playing, thinking they'll win easily and will invest more and more money, which could ultimately leave them broke, and the player will be entirely to blame. But if we take other lotteries, I would definitely consider them gambling, because they certainly involve a random win, which all players who bought tickets want to win.

[Rashlyowl]

- Can raffle draws be considered a form of gambling?

No, in my personal opinion, gambling is an activity where we wager something, usually money to gain a multiplied return. When there is nothing at stake, it is not gambling, merely just a game. We in Indonesia also have something similar when there are running events.

- Is it right that a Religious house speaks against gambling, but allows raffle draws?

Yes, it is still on the right track, since a raffle is not gambling.

[danherbias07]

It's like the lottery. Tickets = chance for prizes.

It doesn't matter what prize it is, as long as there's money involved and there will be a draw that will happen, it is gambling. They will make it look like it's just a game, but a game can be fun without money involved. Some honestly think they do not know that they are gambling, but they regret the money they lost after buying those tickets for the raffle.
Frustration means we lost something we didn't like to lose, and that is money. In a game without money involved, the loss will not feel like that. It's more of a pity or a waste because you didn't win.

[Makus]

Raffles are also considered to be gambling as well because it is almost the same as playing a lottery. For you to be among those participating you must buy a ticket which is still the same thing as staking, you won't just put your money into such if you are not expecting or hoping to win. Some people can comfortably be part of raffle draws and say it is not gambling but such people are uneducated on this. If you spend money on the tickets you are  paying for it which is also putting something on the line and that's the same as gambling.

[lionheart78]

here are the questions
- Can raffle draws be considered a form of gambling?

Yes raffle draws can be considered gambling since the factor of gambling is there. 

Risk  Chance and Reward.

- Is it right that a Religious house speaks against gambling, but allows raffle draws?

It sounds like being hypocritical, but there is no law that forbids religious houses to speak against gambling and at the same time allows raffle draws.  So whether it is right is wrong is dependent on the person's point of view.

- Can raffle draws be considered a form of gambling?

No, in my personal opinion, gambling is an activity where we wager something, usually money to gain a multiplied return. When there is nothing at stake, it is not gambling, merely just a game. We in Indonesia also have something similar when there are running events.

I think you missed something while reading @OP's story.  The raffle ticket is being sold so there is money involved.  Thus the money that is use to buy the ticket is the one that can be considered the stake.

Btw, gambling is also a game if you happen to don't understand what gambling is.

- Is it right that a Religious house speaks against gambling, but allows raffle draws?

Yes, it is still on the right track, since a raffle is not gambling.

The one given by the @OP as an example can be considered as gambling because the ticket is paid.

[Die_empty]

To be honest, the basic idea of ​​both gambling and raffle seems to me to be the same. Although the names are different, here people hope to win something of greater value with less money and the outcome depends entirely on luck. From that perspective it can be called a type of gambling. However since this incident was part of an event and was organized for a day, I do not see it as regular gambling. To me it is more of an entertainment activity, where people participate for fun, but it is difficult to deny that its basic structure is similar to gambling just because it is an event.

The general view from the responses of members is that it is gambling. This assumption or belief comes from the fact that since it involves putting in money with the intention of making more money, it's gambling. It is assumed that people can be entertained through other means that don't require using money to buy tickets for personal gain.

[Wakate]

To be honest, the basic idea of ​​both gambling and raffle seems to me to be the same. Although the names are different, here people hope to win something of greater value with less money and the outcome depends entirely on luck. From that perspective it can be called a type of gambling. However since this incident was part of an event and was organized for a day, I do not see it as regular gambling. To me it is more of an entertainment activity, where people participate for fun, but it is difficult to deny that its basic structure is similar to gambling just because it is an event.

The general view from the responses of members is that it is gambling. This assumption or belief comes from the fact that since it involves putting in money with the intention of making more money, it's gambling. It is assumed that people can be entertained through other means that don't require using money to buy tickets for personal gain.

There are different kind of ways we can gamble and participating in raffle draws is also part of gambling since we'll are making financial decisions to see if we can make additional profit from our investment. I see gambling as investment but not like the regular investment we put money and allow the investment to grow which can take months or years depending on what's involved.

[Somto9Light]

Raffles are also considered to be gambling as well because it is almost the same as playing a lottery. For you to be among those participating you must buy a ticket which is still the same thing as staking, you won't just put your money into such if you are not expecting or hoping to win. Some people can comfortably be part of raffle draws and say it is not gambling but such people are uneducated on this. If you spend money on the tickets you are  paying for it which is also putting something on the line and that's the same as gambling.

Most of the raffle draws conducted on the forum here doesn’t require participants to put in money before they make a pick, so technically judging by what you said, raffle draws are not gambling. Gambling on its own involves putting in or staking some amount with the hope of winning or getting a possible return from that stake. But raffle draws aren’t always about staking money, it’s more like just doing a giveaway, where people actually stand a chance of participating and winning without actually necessarily having to stake any amount whatsoever.

[Finestream]

Raffles draws are clear example of gambling. People buy the ticket and play with uncertainty, that's how gambling works, just like how lottery is being done. Everything that comes with a price and a prize after, that's how gambling is done.

Since this is form of gambling, religious house should come to avoid this. But its like raffle draws are common these days, I also know other religious house that is doing like this. The important this is, people are having fun, and the funds being raised are being put in a good cause.

[Crypto Library]

It is gambling as far as I am concerned.

Whether someone is religious or not does not change the fact that they are also deep down just another human being with the same primal desires as any other human being. Many religious leaders also have a number of vices hidden under their veil. You just have to be observant and unbiased to be able to see through them.

But do participate in raffles and lotteries with a limit on how much you spend.

Actually, I will also say here that if someone is not a practicing religious person or if someone does not believe in religion or does not follow the rules and regulations of religion, then such a statement will not be applicable in his case.

However, as yours, for those who are mainly practicing Muslims or practicing religious people, the issue of gambling will definitely be in a bad position at least to some extent. And I think we should respect this too, because ignoring religious issues is not enough. Due to the lack of religious moral education, rape and other wrongdoings are increasingly being carried out in the world today.

[I_Anime]

Base on the story is actually obvious that’s gambling . Because you are guys are literally putting something at stake in order to win or get something in return, and not to mention one has to fully depend on luck to win something, so yeah some raffle draw can be consider gambling , unless you are not putting any money or something on the line to win a certain reward, it don’t have to involve casino before you will know that you are gambling .