The Early Church on Gambling

Today in Christendom, gambling isn't really a hot topic of discussion. Many believe it's not worth talking about, but that's not what the early church thought as we'll see below.

Most Christians don't have a problem with gambling and even if they do have a problem, it's not something they'll speak up about. Let's take a look at what the early leaders of the church had to say.

The game of dice is to be prohibited, as is also the pursuit of gain,
especially by dicing, which many follow intently. -Clement of Alexandria

If a bishop, presbytr, or deacon indulges himself in dice or drinking, he must either leave off those practices or else let him be deprived. If a subdeacon, a reader, or a singer does the same, he must either cease to do so or else let him be suspended. And the same is true for one of the laity. -Apostolic Constitutions