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WalterBright on July 5, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Monte Carlo methods – Why it's a bad idea to go to...

Investing: Return on Investment > 0

Gambling: Return on Investment < 0

For the casinos, it's an investment, for the customers, it's gambling.

denormalfloat on July 5, 2019 [–]

Perhaps we could combine the two? Make a slot machine that pays out in penny-stocks, rather than chips.

WalterBright on July 5, 2019 | [–]

We call them "online brokers" :-)

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