gambling

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Dimon did say that betting on a prediction market is more similar to gambling than to investing.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

And nearly every attempt to innovate in retirement plans has been challenged in court with false claims of institutional gambling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

For example, labeling futures contracts on grain as gambling External link.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

Though Rachel has restricted her own access to any sort of gambling sites, she does sometimes have the "pang" to go to the slot machine, but then remembers how far she has come.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

"It was a church, then a bank, then it was a restaurant and a fancy gambling house, and now we got it," Halley explained.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison