ቁማር ሲባል በአብዛኛው በሌሎች ኪሳራ ገንዘብ ማግበስበስ ሲሆን ይህ ደግሞ "ከመጎምጀትም ሁሉ ተጠበቁ" ከሚለው የመጽሐፍ ቅዱስ ማስጠንቀቂያ ጋር ይጋጫል።
The basic nature of gambling - winning money at the expense of others - is at odds with the Bible's warning to "guard against every sort of greed."