More than 15 million Americans already struggle with a gambling problem, and the number continues to grow as gambling expands. Exploiting the poor -Gambling preys on the desperation of the poor. High school dropouts spend four times as much as college graduates. Scripture exhorts us to look out for the poor and disadvantaged, and issues strong warnings against taking advantage of their plight. Work ethic -Work has been part of God's design for mankind from the very beginning.
Scripture is replete with exhortations toward industriousness and admonitions against slothfulness.
Gambling, meanwhile, portends something for nothing. Indeed, gambling advertising and marketing frequently belittles hard work and diligence. In a recent national poll, two-thirds of respondents stated that the reason they gamble is to win money. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Gambling is precisely the attempt to obtain the resources of others without providing anything of value in return.