Gambling

Gambling is seen by many who are practicing Christians as a sin, not just bad but actually sinful. But i'm sure we can see why. If a person gambles and develops a habit as a few people I know have then they usually (unless they're James Bond) go into debt.
They start seeing going to the casino as actual work and start falling behind on payments for bills and things that they actually need instead of working hard and saving their wages for proper things instead of losing it to the casino. God knows I've suggested often enough that they may as well just give it me who could use it!
The people in question actually have a daughter whose needs are not being met because of their lack of money and it has gotten so bad that debt collectors have come to the house on a number of occasions. And, for those of you who don't know, debt collectors aren't the nicest of people, not really the best conversationalists.
However gambling as a whole is not really being that bad, its only for those people who develop a habit and have to go. Those of us who have done it a couple of times for fun on the off chance we might win or have put a pound in a slot machine at the pub really have nothing to worry about. If there is a God i doubt very much if he'll cast you into hell for the sake of a few goes on the slots. It is not illegal to gamble yet, as with most things on the module there is a lot of social stigma attached to the act that makes it appear a bad thing to get into.