[newb411breaker19]

i agree with daisydog and many of the opinions here. I guess one could argue that losing gamblers are contributing economically buy supporting an industry which employs many people.. however for someone who wins long term in something like sportsbetting, he really hasn't contributed to the industry because if everyone won like him the books would be out of business. But as to it being wrong.. i think gambling is still largely a social stigma because gambling generally wasn't done on friendly terms. In the Roman Empire people would bet on gladiator matches that were fought to the death. Out on the streets people who played dice were swindlers looking to cheat you. In the wild west gambling would often times lead to violence. The stigma of gambling will dissapate as it becomes more popular within a society. I don't live in Europe but it seems that gambling is tolerated much better there than in America, so it is largely cultural as well