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Can Gambling Hurt Me Spiritually?: Can Gambling Be a Sin?

  • by United Church of God
Sins are thoughts and actions that break God's law, that He tells us not to do because they hurt our relationship with Him or with others. Considering gambling in light of God's Ten Commandments, can it be a sin?

In the News... Web Poker Addiction

  • by Amanda Stiver
Internet gaming in the truest sense of the phrase—high stakes online poker—is now a fast-growing industry estimated at $12 billion a year. However, only 5 percent of those playing have sustained success. The other 95 percent lose.
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A casino neon sign.

Gambling: Why It's a Bet Nobody Wins

  • by John Ross Schroeder
Compulsive gambling can and does destroy lives just like drug addiction and alcoholism. It is just one more sign of the moral decline currently gripping many nations.

Gambling Mania...Betting Themselves to Death

  • by Graemme Marshall
No matter the country, gambling addiction is a growing problem that is corrupting the lives of many people. Some are even turning to suicide to escape their gambling debts. Who can help these problem gamblers? Who will rescue our youth from this addiction?

Treasure Digest: Bible Study Summary: Gambling

  • by United News
Gambling is becoming prevalent in the United States, Britain, Australia and other nations (see the excellent article, "The Growing Menace of Gambling" in the December 2004 World News and Prophecy).