[DouglasKC]

How is that? Gambling with money that you can not afford to lose is wrong. Gambling addiction is wrong. I'm not buying that gambling, in and of itself, is giving the appearance of evil. Does everyone who has a drink giving the appearance of evil? If I go to Krispy Kreme am I giving the appearance of evil to some glutton?

I'm not making the case that gambling in and of itself is wrong...I'm making the case that gambling for monetary gain is wrong whether you can afford to lose it or not.

I don't think the analogy of drinking and gambling hold up. You can gamble without it being about money, but it becomes wrong when you gamble for money.

There is a biblical precedent for drinking, but not getting drunk. And there are biblical precedents for "casting lots" (if you want to call that gambling) but not casting lots for money.

[SoothingDave]

I'm not making the case that gambling in and of itself is wrong...I'm making the case that gambling for monetary gain is wrong whether you can afford to lose it or not.

I simply don't see this as an absolute as you do. Not all attempts to curry monetary advantage (even through "chance") are, by definition, "greed" or "coveting."

SD