The passion for gambling risks becoming an enslavement. Games of chance, parenthetically described as card games, et cetera, or wagers are not in themselves contrary to justice. Fair, fair wagers and cheating at games constitute grave matter unless the damage inflicted is so slight that the one who suffers it cannot reasonably consider it significant.
Fr. Dave and Dcn. Bob went to a baseball game that was delayed two hours because of rain and the home team lost 10-1, reinforcing Bob’s belief that baseball might not be the most exciting sport to watch. They talk about gambling (is it a sin?), favorite books (spiritual and non-spiritual), and Our Lady of Fatima.