Cover of Holy Bible: 10th Anniversary Edition The Bible does not derogate gambling as a sin. It does not mention any adverse statements about lottery or betting as well. However, the Bible cautions. The Bible has always warned people from running behind money. Because, running behind money will only bring disappointment. And with it misery. [...]
Taking a look into how gambling started
June 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Image via Wikipedia Gambling has existed from long ago. Historical records indicate the presence of gambling in the ancient Roman Empire. That time, gambling was an activity to relax. But now, it has turned into something that has become competitive and income-generating. Anthropologists have recovered things that indicate gambling has existed in China as early [...]
Psychological Gambling
June 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Image via Wikipedia What is gambling? Is it something to do with psychology? Is it a form of rebellious behavior? There have been two points of view on this. Gambling is normal behavior, but a slightly more extended version of it. Secondly, gambling is behavior that deviates from the normal. So we can say that [...]
You can substitute your crave for gambling with something else
May 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Image via Wikipedia If gambling gives you a high, there could be a substitute that could give you the same feeling. Have you not seen how people chew chewing gums when they want to eat sweets? It’s a substitute. Initially it might feel unsatisfying, but you get the same results. Substitute therapy is a [...]
Poker Night
May 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment
There are more than 1,000 casinos in the United States and, with over 86% of the U.S population having gambled at least once in their life, there is no telling how many of people are addicted to the risk and possibility of making easy cash. Perhaps, instead of only individuals, we are a Nation addicted [...]
Coming out of the gambling rut
May 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Image via Wikipedia In America millions of people can’t escape the cobweb of gambling. They are addicted to it so much that they feel like riding a tiger and not coming down, lest they be eaten. Gambling can lift the morale to new heights. It can also plunge it to desperate lows. Out of [...]
Of gamblers and superstitions
May 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Image via Wikipedia Gambling is a big game. Gamblers are thrifty people who do stuff sporadically, randomly, and without prediction. Otherwise how would anyone be a gambler eh? The high-seeing gambler has always believed in luck more than logic. Gambling is really not mathematics. There is not straightforward way to the answer. You slight [...]