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: Read the rest of this entry » SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "How do Mormons view gambling?", url: "http://www.mormonchurch.com/69/how-do-mormons-view-gambling" }); Read More →