Proverbs 28:20 A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that makes haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
Gambling usually stems from a desire to get money the easy way, and it is also driven by a longing to be rich. Some persons may try to rationalize it under a host of different disguises, such as an investment or seizing of a financial opportunity. But The Lord tears away the various guises and goes to the very root of the problem, which is the desire to get rich quickly. God is a Spirit and spiritual things are spiritually discerned.
Therefore, the desire to get rich in a haste is what He is speaking against. In fact, some cases might actually include activities which are legal, such as flipping houses, or investing on wall street. Other illegal activities might include selling illegal drugs, or scamming the elderly, which has become an epidemic in Florida. It is the intention and the desire, the craving and the longing to get rich hastily that constitutes the sin.
It does not really matter how it might manifest itself, whether through legal, or illegal means, whether it be on Wall Street, or on Polymarket and Kalshi. It is the desire to strike gold in a hurry, that The Lord is speaking about. According to the current statistics on gambling, the majority of the citizenry are gamblers, each hoping to win the Lotto or Powerball jackpot on some lucky day.
Proverbs 28:22 He that hastens to be rich has an evil eye, and considers not that poverty shall come upon him.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!