What is the baptist view on "gambling" in scenarios like "Jeopardy!"?
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I know that personal opinion matters don't typically count, but as a Baptist that's had a conversation with other Baptists on this exact subject...
I have yet to run into one that has a problem with Jeopardy or other game shows for the following reasons...
- It's not gambling because it doesn't rely on luck but rather knowledge and skill. It' more like winning a spelling bee or geography bee. The prize is a reward for your God-Given intelligence, and your hard work in studying.
- It's also not gambling because you don't have people losing their own money so that the winner can prosper at others' expense. The game show is making money for the network. It's mutually beneficial, not one person greedily profiting at another person's expense
- This addresses the "If they get it wrong, they lose the $400. If they respond correctly, they gain the $400. During the game, some squares will allow the player to wager on their response to the as-yet-unshown clue." in the questionn.
- Also, it's not gambling because there's no wager or bet. There's just rewards for right answers. In a "wager" you can lose money that was already yours. In this show, none of your own money is at risk, you can only increase or decrease your winnings. You have no risk of leaving with less than you came in with.
This article addresses what gambling is and isn't from a Baptist perspective, and the ills associated with it. Game shows at worst can fall into the "money for nothing" category, making it roughly an equivalent sin to playing guitar on the MTV.
Excerpt from the article:
Definitions – What Is Gambling
It would be helpful to develop a working definition of what we mean by "gambling". We should also point out that there are varying kinds of gambling, e.g. the local bingo hall and the hard-core, back room poker game. Some are referred to as “innocent” and others as “criminal”. Here are some definitions:
- Gambling can be defined as “risking money in an attempt to multiply the money on something that is against the odds.”
- Webster's Dictionary: "to play games of chance for money or other stake."
- A Popular definition: “Getting something for nothing”. This can be expanded to, "Getting something for nothing without rendering service or exchange of goods, and is essentially stealing and a form of robbery".
- It is to “assume irresponsible risk in hope of unearned gain at the expense of less fortunate players.”
I have found this definition particularly helpful:
- “Gambling is an agreement between two or more people, with the conscious risk of loss and hope of gain, whereby the transfer of something of value is made dependent on an uncertain event in such a way that one party will gain and another lose.”
Using that last, game shows don't fit the bill.
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