Is it sinful to play the lottery?

Is it sinful to play the lottery? should the church accept lottery money If we take all the money we use to play lottery tickets and tithe it — we will reap far more than losing it in lottery playing uncertainty This is guaranteed should i buy a lottery ticket The money was to be gifted annually over the course of 20 years, which set the church up to receive $102,000 per year The church's pastor,

should i buy a lottery ticket At the Virginia Lottery, we take playing seriously Fun matters Excitement matters And so does the education of Virginia's youngest residents

should you take the lump sum or annuity lottery What should I do? Questions The Church is against all gambling of any kind, including lotteries (see Handbook 2: Administering the Church ,  We could respect the Council of the Churches—even though we might not agree Again, if I may accept money from my friend as a free gift, why may I not