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'''Gambling''' is a [[demon]]ic habit of betting on uncertain outcomes, which robs the poor for the benefit of a few rich exploiters of the [[addiction]].<ref>[https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/compulsive-gambling/symptoms-causes/syc-20355178 Compulsive gambling] A loud [[Muslim]] [[far-left]] twisted [[Israelophobia|Israelophobe]] [https://dgfxvcn5z5s1cf.archive.ph/D4W1f/94ad2bbc149271fee1c5d4ca8a5caa00f41498ba.png] fan of [[Hasan Piker]] AKA [[swastika]]- [https://archive.is/TNO25 guy], [https://d60bvcaj2qd7ab.archive.ph/ei8Og/11e42d37a55045177c5433af7a275424e5ae6ef6.png denies gambling is an addiction]</ref> Sometimes the game entails a bit of skill to entice the ego of the participant, as in [[poker]]. '''''Gambling [[addiction]] is devastating to society and families affected by it''''', 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]]; ''see also'' [[Mark 9-16 (Translated)#15:24|Mark 15:24]].</ref>  '''''[[Unplug the NFL]] to reduce harmful gambling'''''. Reading the [[Bible]] 4 times a week reduces proclivity to gamble by 74%.<ref>See [[Bible_reading_and_human_flourishing#Scientific_evidence_related_to_Bible_reading_and_human_flourishing]]</ref> "[[sports gambling|Sports betting]] in the United States has grown from $6.61 billion in total handle during 2018 to $79.91 billion through three quarters of 2025."<ref>https://bronx.com/sports-gambling-growth-reaches-new-records-in-2025/</ref>

'''Gambling''' is a [[demon]]ic habit of betting on uncertain outcomes, which robs the poor for the benefit of a few rich exploiters of the [[addiction]].<ref>[https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/compulsive-gambling/symptoms-causes/syc-20355178 Compulsive gambling]. A loud [[Muslim]] [[far-left]] twisted [[Israelophobia|Israelophobe]] [https://dgfxvcn5z5s1cf.archive.ph/D4W1f/94ad2bbc149271fee1c5d4ca8a5caa00f41498ba.png] fan of [[Hasan Piker]] AKA [[swastika]]- [https://archive.is/TNO25 guy], [https://d60bvcaj2qd7ab.archive.ph/ei8Og/11e42d37a55045177c5433af7a275424e5ae6ef6.png denies gambling is an addiction]</ref> Sometimes the game entails a bit of skill to entice the ego of the participant, as in [[poker]]. '''''Gambling [[addiction]] is devastating to society and families affected by it''''', 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]]; ''see also'' [[Mark 9-16 (Translated)#15:24|Mark 15:24]].</ref>  '''''[[Unplug the NFL]] to reduce harmful gambling'''''. Reading the [[Bible]] 4 times a week reduces proclivity to gamble by 74%.<ref>See [[Bible_reading_and_human_flourishing#Scientific_evidence_related_to_Bible_reading_and_human_flourishing]]</ref> "[[sports gambling|Sports betting]] in the United States has grown from $6.61 billion in total handle during 2018 to $79.91 billion through three quarters of 2025."<ref>https://bronx.com/sports-gambling-growth-reaches-new-records-in-2025/</ref>

{{cquote|Heavy physical work, the care of home and children, petty quarrels with neighbors, films, football, beer and '''''above all, gambling''''' filled up the horizon of their minds. To keep them in control was not difficult. - [[George Orwell]], ''[[1984]]''<ref>https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/32084-so-long-as-they-the-proles-continued-to-work-and#:~:text=Heavy%20physical%20work%2C%20the%20care,in%20control%20was%20not%20difficult.</ref>}}

{{cquote|Heavy physical work, the care of home and children, petty quarrels with neighbors, films, football, beer and '''''above all, gambling''''' filled up the horizon of their minds. To keep them in control was not difficult. - [[George Orwell]], ''[[1984]]''<ref>https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/32084-so-long-as-they-the-proles-continued-to-work-and#:~:text=Heavy%20physical%20work%2C%20the%20care,in%20control%20was%20not%20difficult.</ref>}}

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]]''.  Gambling is also increasingly overtaking politics: in 2023, $30 million was spent by gambling interests on the gubernatorial election in [[Kentucky]], which was not discovered until months after the election.<ref>https://kentuckylantern.com/2024/02/12/gambling-interests-put-big-money-on-kentucky-governors-race-via-party-governors-associations/</ref>

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]]''.  Gambling is also increasingly overtaking politics: in 2023, $30 million was spent by gambling interests on the gubernatorial election in [[Kentucky]], which was not discovered until months after the election.<ref>https://kentuckylantern.com/2024/02/12/gambling-interests-put-big-money-on-kentucky-governors-race-via-party-governors-associations/</ref>