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.
It all comes down to your country laws, is it legal or illegal to gamble in your country? If it's illegal I wouldn't do it in the first place,
but if it's legal and I do gamble with my own money why would I stop it? Second question is are you responsible gambler, you know
how much you can spend, you never borrow money for gambling or neglecting all other life aspects because of the gambling.
In my country I wouldn't stop gambling, I would continue to be myself and to do what I like to do and how I like to do.