morality question

[Talking Poker]

What a great thread. +Rep.

As I was reading the first post, all sorts of responses came to mind, but I must say, nearly all of them have been addressed by other people already. Great post, excellent replies!

I'm in pretty much the same boat as everyone else who has replied to this thread so far. But I'll take it one step farther...

Rather than giving up poker because you feel it may be immoral, why not donate a portion of your winnings to charity? You don't need to donate 100%, of course, but even if you did 10% or 20% of each of your cashouts (50% if you must), then your poker playing would be DIRECTLY be a positive thing. You'd be taking money from people who many or may not be able to afford to lose it (you have no way of knowing this), but you'd be giving (some of) it to people who DO need it. Pick your favorite charity or church or local homless shelter, whatever.