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Gambling
I was watching one of Ghamdi Sahib’s videos where he defined gambling as something where one person definitely loses. Lotteries and house raffles fall under this. However, there is a competition where you don’t spend anything at all; it is absolutely free for anyone to enter, with an equal chance of winning, and it is not a casino, lottery, or house raffle. It does have a paid method, but both methods are advertised alike, and both have the same chance of winning. My question is: if everyone has the same chance of winning without any loss, but there is an optional paid method, does it make it gambling, or, because it is optional, does it not make it gambling? I just want to know: Is this competition gambling or not?
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Gambling
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Gambling involves two key aspects: one party loses money while the other gains it without any effort or exchange of service or goods. In the situation you mentioned, this second aspect is clearly present.
At its core, gambling is about gaining through speculation or chance, rather than through genuine effort, service, or the exchange of a commodity. Such unearned gain promotes idleness and lacks the constructive value found in productive economic activity.
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