# 4027 Be Eidl with the Dreidl
Question
See question above. Is it permitted to play ’Dreidel’ for money?
Answer
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
Answered by: Hagaon Rav Shlomo Miller Shlit'a
Published: December 15, 2022
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