gambling
Example Sentences
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Dimon did say that betting on a prediction market is more similar to gambling than to investing.
From MarketWatch
And nearly every attempt to innovate in retirement plans has been challenged in court with false claims of institutional gambling.
For example, labeling futures contracts on grain as gambling External link.
From Barron's
Hawaii’s House passed a bill this month amending the definition of gambling to prohibit prediction markets for events related to “catastrophe, contests, death, legislation, national security, people, politics and sports.”
The Ministry of Defence said it took problem gambling seriously and recognised the "significant impact" it could have on the health and wellbeing of service personnel.
From BBC
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