Gambling

James Clear : Everyone is gambling, all the time. The "risk takers" have the courage to attempt something and gamble with the possibility of failure. The "risk averse" avoid failure, but gamble with the opportunity cost of what they could have achieved—had they found the courage to try. https://twitter.com/JamesClear/status/1628768908290273281

Legalizing Sports Gambling Was a Huge Mistake - https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/09/legal-sports-gambling-was-mistake/679925/ - The evidence is convincing: The betting industry is ruining lives.

• A growing body of social-science literature suggests that, yes, this is in fact quite different. The rise of sports gambling has caused a wave of financial and familial misery, one that falls disproportionately on the most economically precarious households.

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