Chess and Gambling Instruments: Is Betting Permissible on Games Without Gambling Instruments?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Chess and Gambling Instruments: Is Betting Permissible on Games Without Gambling Instruments?

English:

Question #1117:

Is it permissible to bet money or anything else on games in which there is no gambling instrument?

Answer #1117:

It is not permissible to bet on games, even though they are not played with gambling instruments.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Chess and Gambling Instruments