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IndigoFenix t1_iun5f48 wrote

Reply to comment by Taco_Champ in Being a young man, religious, and with a high income, may make you more likely to gamble on sports, according to international research which also suggests that betting on sports, daily fantasy league play, and betting on e-sports all increase the risk of developing a gambling problem. by MistWeaver80

In Jewish law it is considered a form of theft - since it takes the form of a "transaction" in which both parties intend to win, the winner is taking money from the loser that the loser did not intend to give up.

There are ways of getting around this. The most common is that the player is paying for entertainment (so even if they lose they still got what they payed for, and no theft took place). This is only valid if the player sets aside at the beginning a particular amount of money they expect to lose and are willing to lose for the sake of entertainment, and do not spend any more than that.

You may notice that this loophole only really prevents the other party from being guilty of stealing if they win. Because of this it can only really be used among groups of friends where it is clear that everyone is following these rules, and casinos where it is assumed that the casino has already calculated how much they expect to "lose" and does not consider this loss "theft" in the case where a player wins.

I'm not sure how Christians see it.

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