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Games Of Chance
May I engage in games of chance?
Games of chance (gambling, betting, lottery playing, etc.) are forbidden without exception, regardless of the probability of the outcome, because they are akin to trading in risk, where the possibility of reward rests on the likelihood of an event's occurrence without bearing an underlying relationship with an economic asset or service; additionally, games of chance incur riba because money (i.e. the amount gambled) is exchanged for money (i.e. the amount won), whether a small or large winning.

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