Just because a man is willing to risk his life in an encounter does not justify the taking of that life. The fact that a person is willing to risk the loss of his property does not justify him in taking the property of another without paying the equivalent. We are to keep out of our thoughts those things that are dishonorable and are not of good report. Gambling is surely one of those things. The right way to get possessions is by work, not by stealing.
Covetousness makes people gamble.
This verse pictures the condition of many a gambler. Christians should not possess cards or dice or any of the gambling devices. Many children have learned to play cards at home and, having become skilled a the game, are easily led into card games in the gambling casinos. Because cards and dice have a bad reputation, Chrtians should have nothing to do with them. The fruits of gambling are evident on every hand, and they are not good.