Do you believe in gambling such a the lottery?
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When I go to work I earn my own money. And if you work, you earn your own money.  And how one person wants to spend their money is just that.......their way of spending their money.  In certain cases people shouldn't gamble if they can't afford it, but if you can........then why not?
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Understand what gambling is and what prayer is.  Gambling is buying a minute chance to win money.  It is firt of all recreation, paying for the thrill of imagination of winning.  Odds are you wont win, but one can get some excitement out of playing with possibility--even a very small one.  Gamble for the thrill, for he excitement, for the tease of possibility.  Don't gamble to solve money problems.  I don't consider gambling a sin unless you attach unreasonable hope to it and neglect to make other responsible decisions.  \nPrayer is not a tool to manipulate God or providence or a substitute for making responsible decisions.   Unreasonable expectations of prayer can be just as destructive as unreasonable expectations of gambling.  Prayer is the act of conciously putting yourself in the presence of God and finding what God has for you to know and learn. God will give what God will give. I consider the assumption of adequate status to "bargain" with God unreasonable hubris and a detriment to spiritual growth.  \nPray and be open to new understandings of God and yourself.  Gamble if you can spare the money and enjoy the thrill.  (It's no worse than spending money on stuff you dont need.) But. . .dont look to eathre to solve problems tht God intended for you to confront with the wisdom and intelligence you were given.
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I think the odds are high.
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i dont know. \n\ni wish i knew the lottery numbers!
775558
Sure, a winning lottery ticket would be nice
1038023
It's impossible to know.  There is a chance, but you'll probably win the lottery first.
42781
I have had a dream six years ago, that I still think about even today.  Was it a dream?  It never came true.\n\nThe dream was that they had a lottery (multi-state) but the minimum ticket was $100.00.  I had a spare $100.00 so I bought a ticket.  Then a week later the lottery headquarters ran the numbers, I found that I won it.  Thinking that the prize was over $50 million, I went to the state lottery headquarters.  Boy, was I surprised when the lottery director said it was after taxes -- $1 Trillion dollars.  Now I am the richest person in the world, richer than Bill Gates of Microsoft.  That's when I woke up.  I been thinking since then on how would I spend it?
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Its not a sin, sin, but it is self destructive and here's why.\nMy brother started out just buying strach and win tickets.  Then he started going to the casino, and now he's a gambling addict.  He's a Christian and its ruined our family.\nI hate all lotteries because of it, all childrens lotteries, etc.  I think its disgusting that charities have to resort to lotteries to collect money.  And its money that comes from mostly seniors.\nThere have been a few people in our church that have won millions in the state lottery.  The church refuses to accept donations from this money.\nDon't forget that the Roman soldiers gambled for Jesus's clothes before he died by rolling dice.\nHaving said all that, my grandpa lived to 100 and would always play the lotto and I would always have to buy tickets for him, because he couldn't get out.  It was one of his few enjoyments.  I hated doing it, but I never told him, because he was so happy.  Again seniors though paying.
437802
No, because it doesn't have to be for those running the lottery to rake in *HUGE* profits.  As long as they get their money they couldn't care less who wins the prize money.
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Are 2 possiblities:\n1- Getting a job: 100% opportunities to get it.\n2- Winning the lottery: 0,000000000000......1% every 1000000000000 years.\n\nMake your own conclusions.
223963
Yes, run the lottery, regulate the casino's that sort of thing.
65095
No, it is a fraud.\n\nThe UK lottery, is run by a company called Camelot.  You have to buy a ticket for it.\n\nYou can't claim a prize without the original ticket.
1007089
Lol.  No.  If any one of those lottery scams were true then I've won the English lottery about 10 times.  (I'm in America)
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Taking on a national lottery does seem a little foolish.\n\nThe payoff is about the same as the US lotteries (55%), but the fact that the that there is always a winner would mean that there are no huge pots to win. These huge pots seem what  brings in the large number of players in the US lotteries.
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I'm not waiting now, but I used to until I just gave up.  It is real, but the chances of winning are like 1 in 10 million or something crazy like that.  The chances are so slim that it does seem like a scam, even though it's not.
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I deserve to win the lottery because I would NOT let it spoil me or change the person I already am. I really would continue to live the life I do now but I would be in the position to help my family and friends out financially and to spend my time on good causes and voluntering rather than working at a paid job.
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no-trust me i have won close to 5 this way but not received any money form any so please dont fall for this its for your own good only.\n\ni bet that you dont remember when you joined or played for the lottery simple reason being that you never tried or did\n\nthey ask for money and then disappear\n\nyou are not the only person to get that kind of letter