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THE TRUTH ABOUT GAMBLING
Gambling
• To risk something of value for the chance of
winning a prize
• To bet on an uncertain outcome, as of a contest.
• To take a risk in the hope of gaining an
advantage or a benefit
According to Gamblers Anonymous
• 12 million compulsive gamblers in the USA
According the Dallas Morning News
• The average compulsive gambler has debts
exceeding $80,000.
Thomas Jefferson
“Gaming corrupts our dispositions, and teaches
us a hostility again all mankind”
Mark Twain
“ The best throw at dice is to throw them away”
According to the department of Justice
• Legalized gambling increases illegal gambling
by 300%.
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One New York lottery agent
"Seventy percent of those who buy my tickets are
poor, black, or Hispanic."
The National Bureau of Economic Research
"shows that the poor bet a much larger share of
their income.”
A few results from Gambling
• Suicides increase
• Divorce rate increases
• Children are neglected
• Crime rate increases
The Las Vegas Sun
“Crimes rates for countries with casinos are 8 %
higher than the crime rates of countries without
casinos.”
The FBI Uniform Crime Report Statistic
“Nevada raked first in crime rates among the 50
states in 1995 and 1996.
The U.S. News & World Report
“Crime rates in casino communities are 84%
higher than the national average.
North Star Public School in Idaho turns down
10,000 dollars of support from the lottery.
Why?
“taking gambling money would conflict with the
school’s mission of developing virtuous citizens.”
“A person is seven times more likely to be killed
by lightning than he is to win a million dollars in a
state lottery.”
The odds of winning the grand prize of the power
ball lottery is 1 in 146,107,962.
Proverbs 28:22 A man with an evil eye hastens
after riches, And does not consider that poverty
will come upon him.
Evelyn Adams won the New Jersey lottery twice
in 1985 and 1986 with a sum 5.4 million dollars.
Today all her money is gone and she lives in a
trailer.
William Post won 16. 2 million dollars in the
Pennsylvania lottery in 1988. Within one year he
was a million dollar in debt.
Willie Hurt won 3.1 millions dollars and within 2
years lost it all because of drugs was broke and
on trial for murder.
A southeastern family won 4.2 million in the early
90s and 11 years later nearly all the money was
gone. Then the husband and wife got divorced.
Matthew 19:19 You shall love your neighbor as
yourself.'
Matthew 7:12"Therefore, whatever you want men
to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law
and the Prophets.
Philippians 2:1 Therefore if there is any
consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any
fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and
mercy, 2 fulfill my joy by being like-minded,
having the same love, being of one accord, of one
mind. 3 Let nothing be done through selfish
ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let
each esteem others better than himself. 4 Let
each of you look out not only for his own
interests, but also for the interests of others. 5
Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ
Jesus,
1 Corinthians 10:31 Therefore, whether you eat
or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of
God.
1 Thessalonians 5:22 Abstain from every form of
evil.
Romans 12:9 … Abhor what is evil. Cling to what
is good.
1 Timothy 6:6 Now godliness with contentment is
great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into this
world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.
8 And having food and clothing, with these we
shall be content. 9 But those who desire to be
rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into
many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men
in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of
money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which
some have strayed from the faith in their
greediness, and pierced themselves through with
many sorrows. 11 But you, O man of God, flee
these things and pursue righteousness, godliness,
faith, love, patience, gentleness.
1 Corinthians 5:11 But now I have written to you
not to keep company with anyone named a
brother, who is sexually immoral, or covetous, or
an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an
extortioner -- not even to eat with such a person.
1 Corinthians 6:10 nor thieves, nor covetous, nor
drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will
inherit the kingdom of God.
Ephesians 4:28 Let him who stole steal no longer,
but rather let him labor, working with his hands what
is good, that he may have something to give him who
has need.
2 Thessalonians 3:7 For you yourselves know how
you ought to follow us, for we were not disorderly
among you; 8 nor did we eat anyone's bread free of
charge, but worked with labor and toil night and day,
that we might not be a burden to any of you,
2 Thessalonians 3:10 For even when we were with
you, we commanded you this: If anyone will not
work, neither shall he eat. 11 For we hear that there
are some who walk among you in a disorderly
manner, not working at all, but are busybodies.
1 Timothy 5:8 But if anyone does not provide for
his own, and especially for those of his
household, he has denied the faith and is worse
than an unbeliever.
3 questions every Christian should ask
themselves before they get involved in gambling
or other questionable things.
1. What effect will it have on me?
2. What effect will it have on others?
3. How will this action affect the cause of Christ?
Every dollar you spend on gambling:
• Promotes gambling
• Increases the temptation of the poor
• Increases family neglect and divorce
• Increases the suicide rate
• Increases the crime rate
• Does not help the cause of Christ
If you would not buy a raffle ticket because it
would support the homosexual movement or a
XXX adult film, then you should not gamble
knowing that your money will be used to support
all the sinful things that come from gambling.
Matthew 25:27 'So you ought to have deposited
my money with the bankers, and at my coming I
would have received back my own with interest.