I disagree; you are always using some part of your pay check for some type of entertainment, unless of course you are living pay check to pay check.

I do agree that throwing it away for a small rush is fairly stupid, however each person has their interests, and so you can't lump a hobbyist together with an addict. I would say a hobbyist is someone who plays poker with a portion of their pay check every two weeks or whatever, for fun, while an addict would constantly be taking more chunks of their pay check to try and win or recreate the feeling.

No gambling is just a game. A game that you play with real money. With that real money you can lose or win.

So no gambling is not wrong.

If gambling is wrong, then paying insurance is wrong!   Paying insurance is a form of gambling; they just don't tell you that when you sign up for it.  So, you take out insurance on your auto just in case you wreck it and the insurance company is collecting the premiums according to the odds that you probably wont (they take some juice too).  That is the same as gambling but with a different name.

Only fun when your winning is understandable I guess. I enjoy playing poker for the skill involved and nearly always have fun regardless of a win or loss. Time spent with others using skill is fun but we are all our own person.

Its good you set out with a certain amount to gamble with and even better if you actually stick to it that is when gambling is "not wrong" as long as the amount staking is not a huge amount you cannot afford to lose of course or as long as its not an everyday thing.

Gambling was never wrong. Its not wrong having fun but if its done too much then it will become. Everything that's too much is not good, so basically it will depend to the gambler if gambling was wrong or not. Some people were getting addicted to gambling and I think that's the time gambling will be wrong.

probably gambling is not wrong if they can control their self when they did it and i think every person who do a gambling always be thinking will won i have no doubt about that and the problem is some of them always thinking will win easily and without realizing they are already addicted

Gambling is not wrong. If you play the lotterry is it wrong???
The real problem is the gambler itself. Some people loose it, others don't. Another problem is cheating betting casinos and sites, and all the violence and illegality behind it.

It's not wrong per se, but without a proper strategy it can be very wrong for you. Play with skill and a plan. Set up your limit and playing time.

Use this tips and others to make gambling both fun and exciting.

For me its depend on situation , if its for Good thing turns to nothing because of Gambling and i think that time you can say that wrong , but when you have a lot of money and some of it you want to play and have fun why not

if you are talking about gambling 80% is not beneficial,

we often heard about a lot of people bankrupt and have alot of debt because of gambling

it is true that gambling provide excitement and entertainment, but if its possible stay away from gambling,

once you addicted to gambling it is very difficult to let go