Ok you are gambling just for fun, your friends and neighbors knows that and a friend invited you to his party to be one of the candidates as a councilor and campaign will start in 6 months, now, of course, you need to have a good reputation, will you stop gambling just to have a good image this coming campaign and how will you defend yourself if accused as a gambler.
does being Gambler is a CRIME?sorry mate but i see no problem at all in this matter,not unless your country has majority of Religious group that treat gambling as a sin and you are a sinner at all.
i remember the Famous Manny Pacquiao use to be a Gambler or i may say addicted to gambling yet those time?he become a speaker in many occasions .
there are conflict in this topic and will be depending on whom to answer.