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Gambling is a universally popular social institution. In our culture it enjoys a marginal position as an acceptable social activity. The shade of immorality varies in different countries and states, and in the various classes within those localities. The sociologists have described some aspects of gambling in different cultures. For example, Myrdal1 has pointed out that the Negro in America finds gambling a favorite recreation because it offers the possibility of a quick monetary return for an economically repressed people. In addition, gambling is a form of entertainment which requires little paraphernalia and is particularly suited for those in monotonous occupations. Veblen2 noted that the leisure class finds reckless gambling an enjoyable occasion for the need to demonstrate conspicuous waste. Rosten3 has suggested that the prevalence of gambling in the movie colony may be due to the unpredictable and sudden changes of fortune in that industry which accentuate the importance of luck.
In our society, monetary rewards are morally justified only as the result of work, thrift, and sacrifice. Easy money is considered ill gotten. This sheds some light on the immoral connotation associated with gambling. On the other hand, several authors have pointed out the close association