Arthashastra
"विशेषतश् च संघानां संघ धर्मिणां च राज कुलानां द्यूत निमित्तो भेदस् तन् निमित्तो विनाश इत्य् असत् प्रग्रहः पापिष्ठतमो व्यसनानां तन्त्र दौर्बल्यात्" इति ॥
for example: "Especially amongst assemblies and confederacies of kings possessing the characteristics of assemblies, quarrel is due to gambling ; and destruction of persons due to the quarrel. Hence, among evil propensities, gambling is the worst evil, since it renders the king powerless for activity."
english translation
"vizeSataz ca saMghAnAM saMgha dharmiNAM ca rAja kulAnAM dyUta nimitto bhedas tan nimitto vinAza ity asat pragrahaH pApiSThatamo vyasanAnAM tantra daurbalyAt" iti ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript