Q. See question above. Is it permitted to play 'Dreidel' for money?
A. Mishna Berura (322: 22) prohibits playing card games for money. See also Shulchan Aruch (C.M. 62).
Nitei Gavriel (51; 3) rules that even with family members that would forgive the losses, one should not play for money, unless at the end of the game all the monetary wins are returned.
However, he mentions that for just a few coins and very small monetary amounts, people are lenient.
Rabbi A. Bartfeld as revised by Horav Dovid Pam, Horav Aharon Miller and Horav Chanoch Ehrentreu Shlit'a
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