Gambling
Question
a good friend of mine had alot of qustions about gambling i didnt know the answers so maybe you can help. first are u allowed to gamble in a casino or online casino or sports gambling owned by goyim. with jews i know ur not allowed. second is it a lack of faith to gamble to win money ? ( not talking about lottery maybe thats diffrent i dont know) third if he does win money is is it kosher money? does he give maaser? is there blessing in the money? last but probably most inportant bec i think this q is what got my friend asking gambling qs. if someone loses money gambling is it a kapara for him and the more he loses the more kapara? in my friends case he was up 12 thosand dollars then 2 weeks later he lost the 12 and another 10 big swing so he really wants to know is all this kapara the high of up 12 then the drop to down 10 one more thing the big loss came on erev hoshana rabah any significence? alot of people i know have these q i appreciate you takingh the time to help us out thanx