People give their money to the casinos and lotteries. I know I am not forced to give them money. The stickiest for my argument is the Ninth Commandment. People simply want better lives and don't know how else to obtain them. Some do it with their money, others do it with their lives by driving too fast and others gamble their very souls.
Sin is everywhere.
It isn't going to go away until Christ returns to free us from it. If the ELCA has to point a finger at an industry, perhaps it should point it at itself and take stock in where it's placing its emphases. C. Greed is the basis for all gambling and day traders are gambling just as surely as the worker who buys a lottery ticket or the lady who plays the slots on a gambling boat. It's the people who can ill afford to lose money who are supporting the industry of gambling, and the people who are getting rich are those who run the games. This problem deserves our attention and study.