Gambling

[Guest Anthony M]

Ok, Im going to be going to confession today and I have a question about gambling. Well, I use to gamble all the time, on sports, poker and even went to a casino a few times. Anyways, I am not gambling for money any longer, but I am playing with a thing called FPP(Frequent Player Points) which I accumulated on pokerstars.com when I was gambling for money. I was just wondering if gambling with fpp would also be considered a mortal sin b/c they can be used for prizes and things? Thanks

[cappie]

From the Catechism:

2413 Games of chance (card games, etc.) or wagers are not in themselves contrary to justice. [b]They become morally unacceptable when they deprive someone of what is necessary to provide for his needs and those of others. The passion for gambling risks becoming an enslavement[/b]. Unfair wagers and cheating at games constitute grave matter, unless the damage inflicted is so slight that the one who suffers it cannot reasonably consider it significant.