How do Mormons view gambling?
To Mormons, gambling is considered unwise, potentially addictive, and a misuse of agency and time. Gambling includes playing poker for money, heading to a resort on a spree to get ahead, betting, engaging in games of chance, participating in government-sponsored lotteries, and anything along those lines. Similarly, unwise investing or inordinate focus on building portfolios at great financial risk, is discouraged and considered inappropriate and destructive.
A modern Mormon apostle, Dallin H. Oaks, draws the line between the claims and actual by-products of the lottery:
Tags: Addictions, Gambling, Mormon Beliefs
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