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383 points toomuchtodo | 1 comments | 31 Oct 25 17:42 UTC | HN request time: 0.215s | source
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cal_dent ◴[31 Oct 25 19:47 UTC] No.45775961[source]▶
There has recently been many looks at the epidemic in gambling. Wonder how all of the focus seem to happen at the same time

Off the top of my head:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-31/great-bri...

https://kyla.substack.com/p/gamblemerica-how-sports-betting-...

https://www.ft.com/content/e80df917-2af7-4a37-b9af-55d23f941...

https://www.dopaminemarkets.com/p/the-lottery-fication-of-ev...

https://www.investors.com/news/investing-gambling-robinhood-...

https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2025-premier-league-footb...

https://www.ft.com/content/a39d0a2e-950c-4a54-b339-4784f7892...

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nicce ◴[31 Oct 25 23:34 UTC] No.45777881[source]▶
I find it odd that almost nobody ever refers stock trading as gambling. While for most persons it is nothing else.
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daemonologist ◴[01 Nov 25 01:07 UTC] No.45778402[source]▶
What it comes down to I think is that historically, on average, stock traders come out ahead while "gamblers" do not. (Of course you can still go all-in on one company, or buy insane options, or use leverage, etc., and thereby gamble on stocks.)
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1. laterium ◴[01 Nov 25 04:52 UTC] No.45779342[source]▶
Investors come out ahead, not traders. The more "trading" it is (meaning more short term), the more like gambling it is. There's even a point where you go from positive to negative sum.