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Re:US special forces soldier arrested after allegedly winnin... by Tangurena2 on Friday April 24, 2026 @09:19AM (#47889828)
If it is based on chance, then it is gambling.

Until the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000, Collateral Debt Obligations were regulated differently in different states. Some said it was insurance, and thus regulated it like insurance. Some said it was gambling and banned it outright. Instead, regulation was handed to a toothless new agency who got little funding for enforcement and the rest of the world got the 2008 financial crisis.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodity_Futures_Modernizatio...

Re:US special forces soldier arrested after allegedly winnin... by criddell on Friday April 24, 2026 @03:19PM (#47894637)
> If it is based on chance, then it is gambling.

Is there much difference between picking a horse at the track or a stock on an exchange?