have you ever been to prison? it is a tough life in there. no matter what you did or whether you were wrongly accused for something, prison is not for everyone. it is obviously lonely as you gets separated away from your family. it can get boring, not being able to do what you want.
but gambling, even tho is prohibited, is often what entertains most prisoners. there is no actual money in prison so they often exchange in other forms of currencies like food or smuggled items. even their way of gambling is smuggled. cards, dice and even information from the outside are all smuggled.
the reason why gambling is prohibited tho is because it might escalate into fights if someone for example loses and doesn't pay their debts
just shows how gambling will always exist anywhere
It depends the type of prison and even location, there are inmates with money and they place bets in the prison, the problem is there is no one to really trust, if you win from the bad group you can he killed.
If money isn't involved then its even better but who prays to land in the prison anyway? This discussion is better for those who have been to prison before more than those who haven't.
No one in the prison will be reading this right now anyway but its better to avoid such activities in the prison unless money isn't involved or the prisoner is in the midst of friends, fights breaks out in the prison over silly things most of the time.