The Gamble is a YouTube movie of the Mount Zion Productions that was released last year to commemorate the celebration of Mike Bamiloye at 60. It is a wonderful production that talks about gambling and those addicted to it, its effect and how it can be tackled.
Robert, a 25 year old promising young man grew up in a Christian home, had godly parents but was influenced by bad friends while he was in College. He started gambling and womanizing. He graduated from College and lived a reckless life. He teamed up with two other men to start a world class company known as BobTech, was engaged to the love of his life and had everything he needed at his disposal but one thing was missing, GOD. Every effort made by his parents to restore him back to his godly ways failed although they kept praying for him. A new worker, Olivia employed by the company , who God sent to him also did her part but Robert didn’t listen.
On a vacation with his fiancee, he gambled and lost all his money, leaving him with no friends and no fiancee. The staff of the company were laid off and his business partners left him. The company was shut down due to mismanagement of funds from gambling by Robert. Olivia was among those that was laid off. Unable to bear the shame because the news was all around town, Robert went into hiding. Still concerned about the whereabout of her boss, Olivia searched all over for him. While Robert felt there was no reason to live, he decided he was going to kill himself. Olivia caught him in the act and started preaching Christ to him. Right there and then, his father also found him and did the same. With the message of the Gospel, Robert retreated and followed his father home. He found the love of God, restituted his ways and soon built his company back up.
The Gamble is a story that shows that a life without Christ is filled with nothingness. It also projects the consequences of one of the current vices in the society; gambling, how it affects an individual and those around him and how one can find a lasting solution to this addiction.
The Gamble is a must watch movie that teaches salient life lessons.
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