Moral Dilemma ?

#1 23rd February 2016, 12:07 AM

Anyone have a moral dilemma playing for real money? Does this conflict with your religious beliefs? If yes or yes ... do you buy lottery tickets?

#2 23rd February 2016, 12:10 AM

Absolutely not - no moral dilemma at all for me.

#3 23rd February 2016, 12:23 AM

dilemma Morality?

morality I do have,dilemma no! to religion not prevents me from playing'm not linked to this kind of stuff
if luck one day hit a my door for sure I'll open the door ..hehhehehe

#4 23rd February 2016, 2:28 AM

No moral dilemma at all. About the second thing i am not religious to be honest. I do not buy lottery tickets since there is no strategy behind it, unlike poker.

#5 23rd February 2016, 3:11 AM

Originally Posted by xpvictor1

Anyone have a moral dilemma playing for real money? Does this conflict with your religious beliefs? If yes or yes ... do you buy lottery tickets?

Gonna assume that those folks who find that playing poker conflicts with their religious beliefs don't play poker.

#6 23rd February 2016, 4:54 AM

We don't talk much about religion on this forum OP.

#7 23rd February 2016, 5:01 AM

Originally Posted by S3mper

We don't talk much about religion on this forum OP.

Poker discussions, on the other hand break out quite frequently, go figure.

#8 23rd February 2016, 5:05 AM

GodsChat

#9 23rd February 2016, 7:47 AM

Why its a moral dilemma for u its beyond me, since u`ve asked the question i assume u are religious, and if u are, u really really should not have an issue with money, since the church dont mind ASKING YOU FOR IT, u should not mind nor any1 for that matter, HOW U SPEND IT, as long is it yours and u`ve earned it.

#10 23rd February 2016, 9:24 AM

In terms of religion there are no moral dilemmas. Lottery tickets do not buy. Enough what makes PokerStars poker the lottery!!!

#11 23rd February 2016, 11:03 AM

When people say that God tells them to run for POTUS , I find it hard to find anything immoral about a lil gambling .

#12 23rd February 2016, 11:11 AM

Nope, no moral dilemma for me. I do not understand why it should be anyway. Nothing wrong with money, it is the juice of freedom so if any religion thinks otherwise become an atheist

#13 23rd February 2016, 11:22 AM

no moral problems - don't believe in real gambling, games where random numbers appear but willing to bet when if I am wrong it is just my bad judgement.

#14 23rd February 2016, 11:48 AM

Lottery: no (-EV)
Religion: yes (+EV)
PokerGods: no (-EV)
Skill, Fun, Development: yes (+EV)
Dilemma: no

#15 23rd February 2016, 3:30 PM

I have no moral dilemmas to poker games. Religion does not forbid me to play poker. Lottery tickets I dont buy.

#16 23rd February 2016, 5:30 PM

Well that certainly opened a can of words (lol) ...

#17 23rd February 2016, 6:49 PM

No moral dilemma at all ,not follow religious doctrines ,free will is for everyone =)

#18 23rd February 2016, 7:44 PM

No, I have no moral dilemma.

#19 23rd February 2016, 7:58 PM

Originally Posted by xpvictor1

Anyone have a moral dilemma playing for real money? Does this conflict with your religious beliefs? If yes or yes ... do you buy lottery tickets?

Victor your question suggest that if you play for real money might be wrong for some religious people, but if you play with play money is OK, so I will say you should play Free rolls and if you win somehow, donate the money to a local charity or send it to my account and I will invest it in charity tournaments.

#20 24th February 2016, 1:38 AM

I have no moral dilemma. I get the question. 3 bad things: gambling, smoking, drinking.

#21 24th February 2016, 2:06 AM

Originally Posted by xpvictor1

Anyone have a moral dilemma playing for real money? Does this conflict with your religious beliefs? If yes or yes ... do you buy lottery tickets?

I keep hearing this from Fundievangelicals who are adamantly opposed to on-line Poker. They are all hypocrites, as I don't know a single one without a 401k. Oh, but they'll say that investing isn't gambling. When I hear claims like this, I defy them to tell me the difference. The casino has vig on all the games, and there's a rake at the Poker tables. How does that differ from a stock broker's commission they pay on every transaction? The stock market runs bullish and bearish; you have heaters and runbad at Poker, so what's the difference? They say they're investing in stocks; I reply that I'm investing in cards, so what's the difference?

As for lottery tickets, I've never bought one and I never will because I don't make such massively -EV bets.

I've made a helluvalot more at Poker than in the markets.

#22 24th February 2016, 2:58 AM

Who is this god person you all keep talking about?

And yes there are times where the lotto provides you with pot-odds to buy a ticket, but I rarely buy them even then.

#23 24th February 2016, 4:38 AM

moral dilemma , if left to buy and pay for things that are necessary to be playing poker , because that would make it a vicious .

#24 24th February 2016, 6:07 AM

I have no moral dilemma. The winner is the player who has spent enough time in the study and analysis of the game. Every work should be rewarded. Even if it is a hobby. There is nothing wrong. When I buy lottery tickets , and then give them to friends.

#25 24th February 2016, 10:51 AM

Why to have? You do something interesting, containing psycology, maths and luck.

#26 24th February 2016, 11:18 AM

not,for lottery is proces with little luck,because in poker you make a
decision,in this ticket you just take win or no for religious i think you first belive and after this win

#27 29th February 2016, 6:51 AM

Who was it that said "It's immoral to let a sucker keep his money."

Was that Amarillo Slim?

#28 29th February 2016, 5:25 PM

I do not have no dilemma at the expense of real money games, lottery tickets do not buy, not interested

#29 29th February 2016, 7:00 PM

Absolutely not

#30 29th February 2016, 8:58 PM

It is difficult to have a moral dilemma when you see thousands of people playing betting their money, can only be the question for a religious who hesitates between poker sites

#31 1st March 2016, 8:42 AM

No, I dont listen to make believe people in the sky.

#32 1st March 2016, 9:10 AM

To my mind poker is just a game or for some people source of profit. You don`t speak about morality of individual principles and conscience, when you play chess for example, although you use ther your ruse too)

#33 1st March 2016, 9:43 AM

moral dilema nooooooo thats legal you dont do anything wrong..if you are addicted to poker and that can affect your social life negative,your job,others etc then you have to have moral dilema

#34 1st March 2016, 1:44 PM

If my religion made me feel guilty about something I love to do that brings no harm to me or anyone - I would question my religion not my morals.

#35 1st March 2016, 8:06 PM

god have a user in pokerstar :P

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