A little bit of background. I'm a 21 year old student, and I play alot of online poker. My winnings this year are prob about $20k, and I have contributed about $5k of that to my tuition fees (just less than half of full tuition). On top of that I buy my own textbooks, and don't get any allowance from my parents.

My parents are divorced, and I live with my Mom when I am back home from school. My dad is a born-again Christian.

My mom wasn't too keen on poker at first, but since it has helped out financially she doesn't really mind as long as I keep my grades up. My dad however doesn't know I play online poker for real money, and is extremely against all gambling, saying its evil. Any time I have tried to broach the subject, trying to break the idea that I may possibly kind of like to try playing poker for real money, he warns me that Gambling is a demon and I should be very careful.

What can I do in this situation? I love my Dad and don't want to keep lying to him, but I'm not keen on giving up the money that i make from poker. I'm pretty sure if I tell him he will try and "deliver me" from the spirit of gambling, and would most likely lead to a falling out if I refuse (which I would).

Thoughts?