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[QUOTE="chava85, post: 1633965, member: 76074"]
Websters dictionary describes gamble as
 
[I]a[/I] [B]:[/B] to play a game for [URL="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gamble#"]money[/URL] or property [I]b[/I] [B]:[/B] to bet on an uncertain outcome 
 
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[B]:[/B] to stake something on a contingency [B]:[/B] take a chance
 
According to this, if I invest in stocks, thats gambling, if I invest in real estate thats gambling and as a matter of fact, EVERY BUSINESS falls into this definition. What the church refers to as a gambler is someone who is willing to risk money or monetary valuable objects compulsevely where if things dont go the right was can really hurt someone financially and therefore hurting your personal life.
 
So the real question is, "how are you managing your bankroll, and how do you play poker" if you are overdrawing your bank account to play poker, or if you cash your check and use all the money to play poker before paying your bills, or if you play poker against the odds and try to get lucky all the time but keep losing... then yes ITS A SIN. But if you manage your bankroll well and can make a profit... consistently (key word) then you are running your own legitimate business, but yes it is a gamble and it always will just like any other business is.
 
In conclusion, its just about how you see poker. Do you see it as a business? or as a means to escape your troubles without reagard of the stakes at risk?
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