Often times in my country, i have visited a sports betting shop to place my bet, and each time before I am about to do so, i always look out to the other service booths where bettings are received for other other individuals placing their bets as well.
Each time, i notice that out of the five service booths in this sports betting shop, it is common to see two or sometimes three individuals out of the five occupying the service booths always bow their head and mutter some words solemnly, a prayer i suppose.
Big questions - Do spiritual beings get involved or influence gambling results in the favour of those who pray to them?
Have you ever prayed before placing a bet (gambling)?
Did it work?
If you believe it does work, examine this scenerio.
If we both worship and serve same god, and we place our bets on the same games, in a manner that our bets are opposites, and we both say a solemn prayer to this our god before casting our bets, Who will this god favour?
How is anyone meant to answer the question "did it work?" - bets have simple probabilities attached to them, sometimes long shots will pay off but the bookmaker is using statistical analysis to try to predict the outcome, it's not some kind of voodoo magic. If you are praying when placing a bet then you are likely doing something wrong and should probably hold on to your money instead. You might get lucky once but it will be offset by the dozens of other times when the odds were heavily stacked against you. Most people are placing small bets that are not life changing amounts and over time the house will have the advantage to bleed you dry.