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'''Gambling''' is a [[demon]]ic habit of betting on uncertain outcomes.  Sometimes the game entails a bit of skill to attract the ego of the participant, as in [[poker]]. '''''Gambling [[addiction]] is devastating to society and families affected by it''''', often harming those who can least afford it.  Illustrating gambling's [[demonic]] source, those who crucified [[Jesus]] divided his clothes by gambling among themselves for them.<ref>[[Matthew 20-28 (Translated)#27:35|Matthew 27:35]].</ref>  '''''[[Unplug the NFL]] to reduce harmful [[gambling]]'''''.  

'''Gambling''' is a [[demon]]ic habit of betting on uncertain outcomes.  Sometimes the game entails a bit of skill to attract the ego of the participant, as in [[poker]]. '''''Gambling [[addiction]] is devastating to society and families affected by it''''', often harming those who can least afford it.  Illustrating gambling's [[demonic]] source, those who crucified [[Jesus]] divided his clothes by gambling among themselves for them.<ref>[[Matthew 20-28 (Translated)#27:35|Matthew 27:35]].</ref>  '''''[[Unplug the NFL]] to reduce harmful [[gambling]]'''''.  

Televised sports games, such as football, are now filled with commercials advertising for sports gambling, unlike ten years ago.  

Televised sports games, such as football, are now filled with commercials advertising for sports gambling, unlike ten years ago. Gambling on games such as [[chess]] may be driving very sophisticated schemes for cheating at it.  ''See [[chess cheating scandal]]''.

In 2018, [[American]]s lost $118 billion of their own money to [[government]]-sponsored gambling, such as state lotteries.<ref>https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-is-how-much-americans-lost-on-state-sanctioned-gambling-last-year-2018-05-15</ref>  The overall harm is even far greater, '''''as [[emotional gambling]] leads to [[addiction]] that wastes massive amounts of time, such as watching [[NFL]] games'''''.

In 2018, [[American]]s lost $118 billion of their own money to [[government]]-sponsored gambling, such as state lotteries.<ref>https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-is-how-much-americans-lost-on-state-sanctioned-gambling-last-year-2018-05-15</ref>  The overall harm is even far greater, '''''as [[emotional gambling]] leads to [[addiction]] that wastes massive amounts of time, such as watching [[NFL]] games'''''.