There are some religions that have strict views on gambling, some considering it morally wrong. However, people still gamble for various reasons.
Not some but the majority of them are very strict with their belief about gambling. And most of them tell that gambling should be restricted, prohibited and will considered as a sin if you commit it. There's no difference of drinking alcohol and becoming addicted to it and the same with doing illegal drugs, they treat it the same as a sin and they're morally wrong.
Have you ever faced any conflicts between your religious beliefs versus gambling? How it happen and how did you handle it?
I didn't have. I have a belief and I follow the rules and I think that when someone is too religious, he's going to follow every rule of their religion to the point that even at home, you have no way out but to follow it. So, it's nothing new when you see a religious guy and being a gambler at the same time. We even see people pray for their bets to win and that's not surprising when we see someone do that.
How do different religions view gambling? What could be the reasons behind it?
Probably it all roots with the effect of it and that is being greedy. When someone is too greedy, he can do crazy things that he can't ever imagine. But you get the point of these religions but no offense, they don't want their members to gamble because they want their money to be spent well. And you see them ask them every time or at all times talking about them being generous and freely donate to organizations they want to.