[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

[DouglasKC]

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."

Sorry, I do. Gambling for money is all about possibly winning the money. If that weren't so then there would be no such place as Las Vegas and no market for casinos. It's total coveting. If it were just for entertainment than there would be entire cities built around video arcades.