[billbears]

There is no Bible injunction against gambling...

Proverbs 28
22 He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.

If playing the lottery is not hastening to getting rich, I don't know what is

Gambling and the Bible

[mdmathis6]

I see no absolute ban on gambling there...that verse talks about a whole thought process involving the love of and acquisition of wealth with-out regard to means or source of that wealth. Get "rich qick" schemes where one is left poorer is more the arguement here. There is a stronger arguement to made against the stock market here in this verse than the lottery. If gambling became the principle focus of one's life...than yes you could say that verse applies.
That one spends a few dollars here and there for a lottery ticket but other wise pays his bills and taxes, supports his children and other-wise lives productively is not the focus of this verse!(In my opinion....)