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It depends how encompassing such proscriptions are. If these religions also prohibit risky transactions in general (like stock trading, angel investments) it would be difficult but usually not everything that has a risk/chance is treated as gambling. I see this as a probabilistic market clearing mechanism that doesn't necessarily need to count as gambling.

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Chad Mulligan's avatar

I happen to believe that state-run lotteries are immoral and should not be offered.

I also think that the change in not merely having to consider the justice of one's claim but also complex mathematical formulae will change the way the decision is made to sue in a way that will disparately hurt the less-privileged.

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