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
For sure it isnt allowed in prison not unless if there would be some contraband like having those playing cards or any other things on which those prisoners could be able to make out some gambling activity. It is that totally that legal that there should be no gambling inside on which considering out that prisoners would be rather getting involved with those recreational activities on which this is the usual case to happen. There might be some slight kind of gambling activities but it is that impossible that it cant be totally monitored or something that would be caught out. I do only see these kind of activity on movies and i havent been able to encounter it out or seen on national tv or some reports about gambling inside prison which it would be that understandable that it should tbe that prohibited or not allowed. This could happen on movies, yes., but not on real life situations.
If there might be some playing cards been given just to have that kind of spending up some time or leisure inside then they might be giving out but since there's nothing that they can put on or stake on then it would be just that remain to be that for the sake of fun and entertainment.