Gambling Webster
According to Webster’s Online Dictionary, gambling is “ to play a game for money or property; to bet on an uncertain outcome.” The choice to gamble has the inherent nature of risking the loss of money. However, in gambling it is a game – something done for fun. The NHS aims to help gambling addicts as they open a new clinic in the North East England which specialises in rehabilitating those struggling with a gambling addiction. Run under the authority of the Northern Gambling Service and funded by the NHS and GambleAware, this is the second facility they’ve opened since 2019 with the previous one being located in Leeds and their new base in.
Gambling Meaning Webster
This question was submitted to our ministry some months ago: “Is Gambling Wrong?” We can often find the answer to a question like this by considering why we are asking such a question. For example, people do not ask the question “Is petting my dog wrong?” To be even asking such a question about gambling tells us we know something is probably wrong with gambling, even if we cannot figure out exactly what that is.
What is Gambling?
According to Webster’s Online Dictionary, gambling is “to play a game for money or property; to bet on an uncertain outcome.” The choice to gamble has the inherent nature of risking the loss of money. However, in gambling it is a game – something done for fun. So gambling risks your own money in the hopes of having fun and winning more money, but you almost certainly will lose more than you gain in the long run. Gambling seems to offer a quick-and-easy way to gain lots of money fast. However, anything that baits you with lots of money gained quickly almost always has a high price to pay and a terrible consequence in the end.
The Nature of the Gambler
Gambling feeds the dark side of human nature which has a lust for money. The gambler keeps gambling because of an insatiable desire for more money. This is really where the problem with gambling exists. The Bible says, “For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs (1 Timothy 6:10).” We are told repeatedly in the Bible that pursuing to be rich is pointless (Mark 8:36; Ecclesiastes 5:10; Matthew 6:19). Hebrews 13:5 says, “Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have.”
Are You Free?
Jesus came to set us free. One application of being set free is set free from addictions. Gambling is highly addictive. Just like the alcoholic is addicted to drink and the drug addict is addicted to drugs, gamblers have been addicted to gambling. They want to stop but they cannot. This is not something of God but something devilish. They sometimes destroy their family finances, marriages, and ruin the lives of their children. It says in Proverbs 15:27, “He who profits illicitly troubles his own house…” They are in chains of bondage which is a sure sign of the devil’s handy work.
Does It Glorify God?
The Bible says to do all things to the glory of God in 1 Corinthians 10:31. Does gambling bring God glory? Certainly not. Can you imagine Jesus telling His disciples to go gamble with money donated to His ministry? Of course not. Why? Because it is both destructive and foolish. God has set in the earth a system of earning money and it is based on work not a get-rich-quick scheme. If you don’t work, you don’t eat according to 2 Thessalonians 3:10.
In Conclusion
Gambling feeds the sin nature’s lust for money. It is something done out of greed. It is addictive. Gambling is destructive to those affected by the gambler’s addiction like their spouse or children. Gambling never glorifies God. It is a foolish waste of time and money. God gave us all our money and we are to be faithful with it. Jesus spoke a parable about a man that was not faithful with the money he was given. In the end it was said to this man in Matthew 25:30 “Throw out the worthless slave into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” This emphasizes it is important to God how we spend the money God has provided for us.
My Story
A funny thing happened to Kirt Webster on the way to his own unexpected notoriety…
Like the Wizard of Oz. Kirt Webster has masterfully worked the dials behind the screens to illuminate his chosen land of the fantastic and the fanciful with bombastic bursts of eventful and often awe-inspiring sound and lights. So has been his approach to the land of entertainment. Webster has been nothing if not the skilled ringmaster of the artistic—a man in charge of directing the sequence of the three-ring circus that is show business.
He came by his flair for the business of entertainment quite naturally. His early absorption in music and his relationship with his uncle, Murl “Doc” Webster, who was successful in the carnival trade, left the young Kirt with a fascination for the artistry and ‘smoke and mirrors’ skill it takes to entertain an audience, or successfully direct the business careers of those that do.
Growing up in Arizona he chose the inroads of country music radio and live touring concerts to provide access to the fringes of his dream of working with major artists in Nashville. As a teen, Kirt would dummy fake “all access” backstage passes to get closer to the pulse beat of the music industry and to the performers he was listening to on radio and now meeting on tour. Worthy to note that several of these “road built” relationships were destined to become his earliest publicity clients. Associations that would become long-term business relationships and friendships included major name artists of the day such as Janie Fricke and Freddy Fender who met him initially on tour when Kirt was still too young to vote.
In 1995, and just breaking 20, Webster packed his Chevy S-10 Blazer with dreams and determination to reach for the stars and headed for Nashville. Setting up Webster Public Relations — first in his small apartment and soon after in a cramped space on Music Row, he soon became “the buzz” in the small town music clique of Nashville. His reputation of working 24/7 in pursuit of news placement for his clients combined with his innate ability to create “events,” that made news, quickly positioned Webster PR as a fast runner.
HONORS
Hard work and determination laid the foundation for numerous music industry honors and awards.
Hall of Fame
Kirt Webster has represented dozens are artists in the Country Music Hall of Fame, Songwriter Hall of Fame, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Grand Ole Opry
Kirt Webster has represented over 30 Grand Ole Opry members to date. Click below to view a list of artists.
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