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Hi D.A.,
It's a qualified no. Gambling is not intrinsically evil but, obviously,
if it becomes "a problem", it's sinful. The Catechism says:
| 2413 Games of chance (card games, etc.) or wagers are not, in themselves,
contrary to justice. They become morally unacceptable when they deprive
someone of what is necessary to provide for his needs and those of others.
The passion for gambling risks becoming an enslavement. Unfair wagers
and cheating at games constitute grave matter, unless the damage inflicted
is so slight that the one who suffers it cannot reasonably consider it
significant. |
In addition to this, if a certain gamble is illegal, then to break the
law is a sin.
Eric
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