In my culture and in my own country gambling is bad. It is shameful. They said that gambling is the work of lazy. They warned the gamblers. But gambling is not at all nrong or bad. It is up to the player if what makes him money interested to many and lose their appetiate to other things.
There would be no meaning if you look for your entertainment or source of income by breaching your social value. You will lose your status even you come out as a winner in gambling. I personally will not prefer this.
Some people might take it as a serious thing in some occasion while some will see it as a joke. Im sure that alot of people will see it as a negative thing so perhaps being silent about it is actually much better
But dealing about how others will think about our gambling activity through being silent must need lot of passion and experience. Because we do usually get breakdown when somebody is teasing and making ourselves shameful. When a lot of people emphasise one thing, why not we just quit gambling for the sake of our family ?