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Re:A Tiny Hedge Fund Made 8,600% on a Vix Bet by hackme1234 on Saturday February 10, 2018 @10:36AM (#16347716)
Everything that has risk associated with it could be considered "gambling" by your logic.
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Re:A Tiny Hedge Fund Made 8,600% on a Vix Bet by imustbeevil on Saturday February 10, 2018 @11:23AM (#16347933)
It's not so much "logic" as it is "definition".

From Google Dictionary: (2) take risky action in the hope of a desired result.

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