@Shadow Wolf is going to have fun with you on this issue.
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$70,000 salary CEO is doing just fine
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Most likely.
It was said to provoke thought. After all a law against gambling is only a Baha'i Law and a law that has yet to be clarified in finer detail.
Personally, I choose no games of chance that try to earn money without working for it.
People could most likely find lots to have fun with, with that statement as well.
They are welcome to say what they choose to.
Regards Tony
Why should i not reply in any relevant manner to a public post on a public thread?. Or are you saying that crossing the road is not a gamble with your life? Are you saying that the gamble if trying a new restaurant is not a gamble? I could add many more gambles but somehow i don't think you would appreciate .
or them understand the gamble involved.
No, humanity does not need to rid itself of what some people think as an enjoyable pleasure, what should happen is education to allow people who gamble to set affordable limits. Perhaps religion could help in that task
People might bristle at you if you want to imposeMost likely.
It was said to provoke thought. After all a law against gambling is only a Baha'i Law and a law that has yet to be clarified in finer detail.
Personally, I choose no games of chance that try to earn money without working for it.
People could most likely find lots to have fun with, with that statement as well.
They are welcome to say what they choose to.
Regards Tony
your religious proscriptions upon them.
Until you discover what they plan to
do with those torches & pitchforks.
Many in history stood firm in such circumstances. Sad that the mob would see that was necessary.
Regards Tony
Shadow Wolf
Certified People sTabber
Why? I'm doing ok.
Thats the best kind of money you can make. Make better decisions, win more in the long run, I don't know of a better way to make money if you don't have a chance of being a rockstar.
Shadow Wolf
Certified People sTabber
What about it is sad? I enjoy playing, I calculate the risks, and I enjoy winning money that way. It's probably the best way to make money if you're smart enough to do it.
Even better than being a CEO or rockstar, because you are playing for you and tied down to no one and nothing, and there's no paparazzi if you get really good. Casinos make their money regardless, and while it's not charity and I won't play it up that much, but it does help Native tribes as the money goes to them to help fund things Uncle Sam's neglectful self won't help with. So, it goes to a good cause.
It's OK for you to be a stick in the mud.
But the feces fly when you try to take away their fun.
You are welcome to your opinion, imposing your religion on others is sad to me, and yes, thats my opinion
Subduction Zone
Veteran Member
It is not gambling in the same sense as going to a casino is.
My problem with casino gambling is that I know too many people that cannot control their gaming and cannot afford to gamble the way that they do. I do wish that there was a way that we could eliminate the predatory actions of most casinos.
I went to Vegas once. Noticed how nice the buildings were, what a good deal the food was. And enjoyed a "free drink" or two. I also lost a whopping $20.00 (probably forty or fifty bucks in today's money). I already knew that you couldn't win, but that drove the point home. What can I say, I'm cheap and I learn rather quickly. I have also known people that liked to gamble, but did so responsibly.
And though it is throwing money away even I will buy one lottery ticket when the Mega Millions gets over three hundred million dollars. It is cheap entertainment for a couple of bucks and part or it goes to a good cause. I never base my life on winning that jackpot.
I can understand why some would ban it. I also know that does not work.
I agree, problem being they have to much influence on government for anything to be done.
Me too, and there is the key if you cannot afford it then don't do it.
I simply do not gamble but i believe it should be an option for those who do want to, who do enjoy a flutter. Just so long as it does not cause hardship
I am not American but from your point of view i guess banning is is against the american way. Personally i think its a freedom if choice thing.
Wu Wei
ursus senum severiorum and ex-Bisy Backson
yup.....See Prohibition in the United States Jan 17, 1920 – Dec 5, 1933...did wonders for getting rid of alcohol
But the War On Drugs has been a resounding complete success.
Subduction Zone
Veteran Member
There was no Voodoo Ranger IPA consumed in my house last night
. It must be still working.
Subduction Zone
Veteran Member
Well I can't say anything about that from personal experience.
Hmm, why not carpet bomb the opium fields. Didn't that work in our victory in Vietnam?
I have been called a lot worse than a stick in the mud. There is an old sticks and stone saying, I offer that saying to you.
My personal motivation in life is for the good of every person, sometimes it needs to be pointed out what the ills of the world are, before people will consider change that will help all people. Rather than feeding self satisfaction.
Many add to the ills of the world and are oblivious to the consequences of their actions.
Regards Tony