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vascotoday at 2:01 PM1 replyview on HN

Everyone is exposed to those so by that definition nobody would ever be gambling. I was trying to be charitable so assumed the bar was higher in the what-if.


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danielmarkbrucetoday at 2:54 PM

You aren't exposed to football game outcomes, nor dice rolls or cards flipping. I, in california, am not exposed to electricity prices in the northeast. My exposure to wheat prices is extremely small - if I go and bet a lot on wheat going down, I'm gambling.

If you are creating risk that didn't exist, you are gambling.