Is compulsive gambling a sickness or a sin?

I would say both but more of a sickness than a sin.

Sickness

both...but it depends on what religion u r

Sin. It's something you can control. But, God does forgive sin.

sickness

neither

It is a behavior

it is a sickness.

I don't think it's a sickness, that would just be an excuse. I don't know if it's a sin either. It just isn't very wise.

a tempting sin that becomes a habitual sickness

Well in this day in age everything that is fun is a "sin." Gambling is only a sickness if it puts you into debt and you keep doing it.

compulsive behavior, or addiction, is a sickness( in the head). depending on your spiritual beliefs, might be a sin, because its an addiction like, smoking,drinking,etc...

depending on how you take it.........

gambling is a sin according to christianity

however, compulsive gambling (keyword - compulsive) is a sickness

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is stupidity you are giving away money neither just plain stupid
slap yourself and remember how you feel every time you end up with no money, uncomfortable and useless, you might have won at times, but more times you loose than win and you have lost more than what you have won. do the math.
next time you walk out with no money look back and listen to the management laughing at you couse the have your money now! Ja Ja Ja!!!
then stop it dont do it and you can laugh at them couse you still have your money.

BOTH

I was married to a compulsive gambler who borrowed of my gran and my elderly next door neighbours, yes it is an illness like being an alchoholic and I hated him but stuck by him didnt do me any good though in the long run x good luck

Compulsive gambling is like alcoholics drug addicts shopaholics
they are all illnesses and need help contact gamblers anonymous for guidance and help you to kick the habit

I would not consider compulsive gambling to be a sin. It's more of a habbit that's difficult to kick, kind of like an addiction. Sometimes it can get very out of hand. Maybe you should consider councelling.

It's a sickness. Get help now. It will otherwise destroy you and your family. If I were a clergyman, I'd say that was the sin.

Are you into sports? You must have heard how Pete Rose lost millions as well as a chance for the Hall of Fame. He served prison time and lost the respect of his peers and many fans.

Similarly, football star Art Schliechster (spelling?) destroyed his professional career, cheated his friends and even his father, and went to jail repeatedly.

Such high profile cases are only the tip of the iceberg of compulsive gamblers. You need to get help right away otherwise your Hell will be here on earth.

Like any other addiction, it is a mental disorder.

HTH : )

Compulsive anything is an illness.

The only real sin is trying ot make people feel guilty about their behavious when their behaviour is harmless. But gambling is not harmless.

Compulsive Gambling is a VERY EXPENSIVE HOBBY,especially when your have to go to Family and Friends to Bail you out to pay your Debts like I have done with my Daughter who would call me every Week with some Sob Story.

I like an Idiot believed her and was putting Money into her Bank, and thought it was to clear a Debt or to pay her Rent,then after counting it all up and wasn't getting any of it back went to see her unannounced and found out she was Gambling MY MONEY AWAY.
I don't see or hear from her now,but one thing is for sure ,I'm alot better off in my Pocket.

addiction is a sickness, christians consider any wordly addiction as a sin - so that depends on what you believe based on your own personal convictions...

Neither - it's an addiction.

Sickness. Gambling is an addiction.

Though many participate in gambling as a form of recreation or even as a means to gain an income, gambling, like any behavior which involves variation in brain chemistry, can become a psychologically addictive and harmful behavior in some people. Reinforcement phenomena may also make gamblers persist in gambling even after repeated losses.

The Russian writer Dostoevsky portrays in his novella The Gambler the psychological implications of gambling and how gambling can affect gamblers. He also associates gambling and the idea of "getting rich quick", suggesting that Russians may have a particular affinity for gambling. Dostoevsky shows the effect of betting money for the chance of gaining more in 19th-century Europe. The association between Russians and gambling has fed legends of the origins of Russian roulette.

I work in the gambling industry and have had courses and wot-not on social awareness and people with a gambling "problem" as they call it suffer from a compulsion, an addiction same as any other. Addiction is considered an illness and can be treated with counselling. Look in the phone book there should be a number you can call for more advice. I don't think it's a sin though it's a form of entertainment with side affects.

Sin really is just a judgement issue, Compulsive gambling is generally considered an addictive disorder. Whoever I would argue this could be construed merely as a weakness or character flaw.