or more specifically poker.....is poker a sin??
2006-06-20 18:32:29 · 11 answers · asked by i gamble 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
i do actually win......i play it for a living.....a nice to very nice income........poker is a skill game...but i do see a lot of other players not as good going broke all the time.....
2006-06-20 18:50:07 · update #1
Some churches believe that any form of gambling is a sin. Some teach that excessive gambling is a sin. In poker, if you know the odds, you know it's not so much gambling as calculation. I personally don't think it's a sin as long as you only use money that you can spare, keep your bills paid, and your family's needs met. I paid for a lot of my meals with a few lessons at the table. Optimists are such good losers.
2006-06-20 18:43:15 · answer #1 · answered by jelesais2000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Poker and other gambling are sins according to the Koran.
Poker skill is a virtue according to my urban coyote philosophy, though.
2006-06-21 01:38:15 · answer #2 · answered by urbancoyote 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends... does it keep you from going to church? Does it cause your kids to go to bed hungry? Did you bounce 3 checks because you gamble too much? If so, then it may be sinful for you. But if you enjoy it and you do not hurt anyone by doing it, then I find it hard to believe that it is a sin.
2006-06-21 02:56:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. It's just a game.
Of course, if you gamble too much and lose everything, that's not good.
But then again, if you drive too fast and die that's not good either. Does that make driving a sin???
I think not.
2006-06-21 02:25:32 · answer #4 · answered by jonny r 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you get addicted i guess, but if you don't actually bet something, for example playing simply for fun i think it's alright.. i picture sins as something that will turn around and "bite" the hand of the sinner in most situations, you can use that a mild guideline i guess.
2006-06-21 01:38:51 · answer #5 · answered by turins_bane 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I actually had my first gambling experience at a Catholic Picnic!!! At a booth set up by the picnic they had a couple of games.
2006-06-21 14:52:45 · answer #6 · answered by newburg_2_fine 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who cares if it is. Prove to me there is a god and not just a made up story for emotional uplifting
2006-06-22 20:02:48 · answer #7 · answered by scruett 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
overindulgence of anythign can be considered a sin. the point is moderation
2006-06-21 01:35:37 · answer #8 · answered by Mike is me 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not unless you lose everything
2006-06-21 01:37:11 · answer #9 · answered by Judas Rabbi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes..unless you are winning...
2006-06-21 01:35:31 · answer #10 · answered by jims_bong 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋