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387 points toomuchtodo | 1 comments | 31 Oct 25 17:42 UTC | HN request time: 0.2s | 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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mlrtime ◴[01 Nov 25 11:48 UTC] No.45780933[source]▶
Because most people cannot define the difference between investing and gambling.

Also the stock market is NOT 0-sum. A buyer and seller can both "win".

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1. nicce ◴[01 Nov 25 23:42 UTC] No.45786547[source]▶
> Also the stock market is NOT 0-sum. A buyer and seller can both "win".

If you look the whole lifetime of the stock and all owners and their transactions, it is close to zero-sum. Company can get more wealth by selling which is the exception and your argument. But for average retail-trader it is zero-sum game.