Combining morality and Casino Industry

If you've worked in the online casino world long enough there's one thing that is for sure - at one time or another you will get questioned about the morality of doing so. From some of the religious camps, you will be challenged on the grounds that you "lead people into sin, because gambling is a sin". Interestingly in Christianity there is no definitive biblical scripture on the matter that explicitly refers to gambling or classifies it as a sin.

What it does state is that you should be a good steward of your money, that you should not put your trust in luck and fortune, and that not money, but the love of money is the root of all evil. Still, no reference to gambling. While the above points can and do start many heated theological debates, and are relevant to those in Christian Society today, they should not be taken out of context and used to incorrectly argue a personal point of view on the matter.

Not everyone Christian or otherwise who gambles does so recklessly, not everyone who gambles puts their trust in luck and fortune to provide for them above God, and not everyone who gambles does so because they are consumed with greed and the love of money. Yes there are those that do...but is it fair to blame casinos and gambling for this behaviour? To damn everyone involved to hell? If you answer yes to the latter, then you're missing the foundational point of Christianity completely.

Islam's Quran on the other hand does explicitly refer to gambling as sin, along with the consumption of drugs and alcohol - so if you are a devout Muslim we would clearly understand your perspective on the subject.

Regardless of your religious beliefs or lack thereof though, the fundamental truth is that you always have a choice as to whether to partake in any activity or not. And yes we call all express our beliefs, opinions and dissent but let's do so with logical reasoning and respect for our audiences and allow them the same courtesy...who knows, you may change some minds after all.


The argument regarding gambling and addiction is really a chicken and egg situation and a highly contentious one at that. Experience and psychology tells us that people prone to particular so called "sin" behaviours will find a way to enable these whether or not the means exists. For example if casinos ceased to exist then street corner dice games, so called "friendly bets" between friends on anything from sports to how fast it will take the lawn to grow, or even home gambling games would become means to an end for those with these particular compulsions.

Do we blame McDonald's for making us fat because we eat too many super-sized meals with massive chocolate shakes each week? Do we vilify sweet makers and confectioners for adding those unwanted pounds? Some have tried of course, but generally common sense reigns and we realise that it's all about self-control.