Researchers have found a relationship between gambling fallacies and religious belief. Gambling fallacies refer to incorrect beliefs about the nature of gambling, such as the belief in luck. Some aspects of religious belief also contain elements of supernatural thinking. Some studies have found that increased religious belief is related to increased gambling fallacies. Other studies have found that religious belief is protective with respect to gambling-related harm. The researchers in this study used a multi-faceted measure of religious belief. The domains of this measure that were related to more supernatural thinking, such as believing in God, were associated with greater endorsement of gambling fallacies. One domain of this measure that examined the practice of religion, such as attending religious services, was associated with less endorsement of gambling fallacies.
