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Originally Posted by jetgraphics
It's considered immoral by Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism, for one thing.
Unlike equitable trade, where all parties benefit, gambling is a scam to enrich the winner at the expense of the loser(s). And in most cases, "the house" always wins, since it uses probability and statistics to stack odds in its favor.
Anyone who pretends that gambling is "entertainment" has a warped sense. I don't know any gambler who was "entertained" by losing.
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I find it entertaining. I don’t play the lottery much but I like to bet on football. Not much just a few dollars here and there. Year before last I won $765 on a $35 pre-season bet (on individual games I bet $5 to $10 but last 2 years only bet futures) when the Eagles won the NFC. It makes the season more fun and gives me a reason to watch games I’d otherwise have no interest in. Last year I lost my futures bets cause they were on the Eagles again. But I don’t see how it’s different than if I went to a bar to watch a game and drank $35 worth of booze. I didn’t care, to me the money was spent once I made the bet. And I ended up winning $300 on a Superbowl square anyway.
Anyone who bets as a means to earn income is just stupid. But it can certainly be entertaining. I used to love going to the race track that used to be in Cherry Hill. I’d bet $2 a race, sometimes an extra couple dollars if there was a crazy high long shot. That was fun too, going down to the paddock to see which horse looked like they wanted to win, have some food and drink and sit outside on a nice day. It was a great date spot. End of the night I’d have lost $20 or so but spent hours being entertained.
When I was a kid I’d put a quarter on the wheel on the Wildwood boardwalk. Or win tickets at skeeball. Not much different.
We all went in at work on Mega and Powerball tix, and that was fun, too.
The fact that some bet more than they can afford or use it to try to earn income doesn’t mean it’s not entertainment for those who don’t.
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