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|2-4% of adults and 4-6% of teenagers are addicted, and higher percentages lose money from it.<ref>http://www.optumanswers.com/research/articles/gambling.shtml</ref>  Other additions, such as spectator football, are a form of [[emotional gambling]].  Among all addictions, gamblers have the highest suicide rate.<ref>http://www.knoxnews.com/story/life/2017/10/06/gambling-addiction-psychological-root-las-vegas-killings/739059001/</ref>

|1 in 6 [[American]]s are addicted to some form of gambling, and an estimated 2-4% of adults and 4-6% of teenagers are severely addicted.  Higher percentages, such as the 50% of Americans who buy lottery tickets, lose money from gambling.<ref>http://www.optumanswers.com/research/articles/gambling.shtml</ref>  Additional addictions, such as spectator football, are a form of [[emotional gambling]].  Gamblers have the highest suicide rate of all addictions.<ref>http://www.knoxnews.com/story/life/2017/10/06/gambling-addiction-psychological-root-las-vegas-killings/739059001/</ref>

|gambling is inherently [[demon]]ic, and was part of the [[Crucifixion]] as [[Roman]]s gambled for [[Jesus]]'s clothing;<ref>"

|gambling is inherently [[demon]]ic, and was part of the [[Crucifixion]] as [[Roman]]s gambled for [[Jesus]]'s clothing;<ref>"

And they crucified him and divided his garments among them, casting lots for them, to decide what each should take." ({{bibleref|Mark|15|24}}, [[ESV]])</ref> state-run lotteries are government at its worst: expanding the revenue of government at the expense mostly of the poor; private gambling is often based on taxpayer subsidies or deceiving the public; the powerful concept of [[infinity]] helps put gambling into perspective as a meaningless waste of time.

And they crucified him and divided his garments among them, casting lots for them, to decide what each should take." ({{bibleref|Mark|15|24}}, [[ESV]])</ref> state-run lotteries are government at its worst: expanding the revenue of government at the expense mostly of the poor; private gambling is often based on taxpayer subsidies or deceiving the public; the powerful concept of [[infinity]] helps put gambling into perspective as a meaningless waste of time.