Can gambling be considered a "high risk investment"?

[wxa7115]

it is definitely not an investment, in my opinion gambling cannot be an investment because you will always lose with it

While 99% of the people that gamble are long-term losers, there are gamblers that play a game of skill like poker or sports betting that made good profits out of it, so not everyone loses all the time.

[Bestwishes745]

It would be considered an high risk investment depending on the philosophy you have about investing and gambling. If you consider high risk investing a gamble, then gambling is as a result, a high risk investment.

If you think investing is never a gamble, then gambling cannot be considered an investment of any form.

I think it is only a word used that whenever someone do investment in a high risk place then we call it as going to gamble his money. But it is because in gambling no one know that what will be the result and no one can say that its income is sure from investment in there.

[buddu]

That money with what someone gamble is not investment. Gambling is like a game where you simply win or loose on the spot in most games where people do gamble. Every investment has its own risks but I will not mix gambling with investment. Playing gambling can not be considered investing it is winning or loosing straight.

[Arcteryx]

i wouldn't say it is an investment. You are playing the games they have for entertainment purposes so they are giving something for you for taking your wagers.
Now if you are putting money into a casino such as a moneypot then I can see this as an investment that you are more than likely will profit from.
With the more players they have the more profit the casinos can acquire from them losing.

[Kyhm]

Gambling can not consider as investment, because it is just for entertainment though you put your money into a high-risk because you don't have any assurance that your money that you bet will win or badly lose.
But then as other posted up there, you can not include gambling in to investment though there's money involvement..

[raphma]

in my opinion, yes, but it depends on this "gambling".
there are some games(like poker) who isnt exactly gambling but generally gambling sites have. And i would consider it a good investment(if you are a good player of course), it's like investing in yourself.

and there are some techniques which even other games like dice can be profitable.
but simple going at some site and puting all your money in some game... well, that will never be a investment.

control / risk management will always be necessary and the key to be profitable, gambling or investing.

[outatime1]

Very high risk investments are a little like gambling. Even investing in bitcoin is high risk and could be considered gambling since there is a relatively good possibility that we could lose all of our money.

[sana54210]

it is definitely not an investment, in my opinion gambling cannot be an investment because you will always lose with it

While 99% of the people that gamble are long-term losers, there are gamblers that play a game of skill like poker or sports betting that made good profits out of it, so not everyone loses all the time.

Yes hence he is saying high risk investment, because the risk is high as 99% of people loose but yes some win too so yes I can call it as a high risk investment. Though investment is something where we are not testing our luck, so not really sure but you have a fair point OP.

[pooya87]

it is definitely not an investment, in my opinion gambling cannot be an investment because you will always lose with it

While 99% of the people that gamble are long-term losers, there are gamblers that play a game of skill like poker or sports betting that made good profits out of it, so not everyone loses all the time.

Yes hence he is saying high risk investment, because the risk is high as 99% of people loose but yes some win too so yes I can call it as a high risk investment. Though investment is something where we are not testing our luck, so not really sure but you have a fair point OP.

that is the whole point, you can't call everything an investment just because there is risk and money involved. investment is something that is risky but you can manage it and predict the future so your risk/reward ratio is good.

[Harlot]

I might say that not only poker in gambling requires skill other games suck as Baccarat and BlackJack gives you nearly 50% of the chance to win but that only is when you give skill into your game. However online betting is different not only you are playing against other players you are also challenge by the computer, well I just want you to put that in mind.

[bajing]

it is definitely not an investment, in my opinion gambling cannot be an investment because you will always lose with it

While 99% of the people that gamble are long-term losers, there are gamblers that play a game of skill like poker or sports betting that made good profits out of it, so not everyone loses all the time.

Yes hence he is saying high risk investment, because the risk is high as 99% of people loose but yes some win too so yes I can call it as a high risk investment. Though investment is something where we are not testing our luck, so not really sure but you have a fair point OP.

that is the whole point, you can't call everything an investment just because there is risk and money involved. investment is something that is risky but you can manage it and predict the future so your risk/reward ratio is good.

I'm not agree with you at least what he said about everything an investment just because there is risk and money involved, is true. because in investment we can't manage it but we just can to predict. i don't know if in your opinion real business is same with investment.

[ajaxmoor]

Eh, I seriously don't see how would you call it an investment. Some forms of gambling maybe be a high risk bet, but it is definitely not an investment. However investing in casinos could be one. But payouts would even then not be attractive.

[Achargeturry78]

I know it isn't an investment, but in the last few years some "high risk" investment funds have appeared, and in them you can either lose it all or earn a lot of money.

Isn't this basically the same as gambling? Wouldn't it be faster to just deposit the amount in a casino? At least you'd be able to spend your earnings much sooner

Well for me gambling and investment are different where they have the same where you risk your money on both of them because in investing you are going to let your money work for you letting or seeing your money grow slowly , then in gambling where you are going to do is to play with your money

[machinek20]

I think it can be categorized as yes, if you putting your investment with a high return like ponzi or hyip its the same thing with gambling, you dont have power to control the outcome, you really just put your money on your luck so you can earn some profit

[prtty2gal2]

It would be considered an high risk investment depending on the philosophy you have about investing and gambling. If you consider high risk investing a gamble, then gambling is as a result, a high risk investment.

If you think investing is never a gamble, then gambling cannot be considered an investment of any form.

I think it is only a word used that whenever someone do investment in a high risk place then we call it as going to gamble his money. But it is because in gambling no one know that what will be the result and no one can say that its income is sure from investment in there.

Yes, I actually do not connect investment and gambling at all. Invest means where the risks are almost sero though the profit is small while gambling is something where risk is high but profit are high too.
I do not think there is anything in the world that is known as " High Risk investment " since investment are called so because they are safe.

[Leonard2016]

I think it can be categorized as yes, if you putting your investment with a high return like ponzi or hyip its the same thing with gambling, you dont have power to control the outcome, you really just put your money on your luck so you can earn some profit

you can call them investment but that doesn't many any of these things an investment. in real world if you tell this to anybody who is investing in things like real estate or stocks market they would laugh at you for thinking ponzi scheme is an investment as they laugh if you thing gambling is investment.

[Achargeturry78]

I think it can be categorized as yes, if you putting your investment with a high return like ponzi or hyip its the same thing with gambling, you dont have power to control the outcome, you really just put your money on your luck so you can earn some profit

I never trust ponzi because even you are going to invest your money to them there's no guarantee that they will return your money in high return sometimes ponzi are not that going to ran there website that long ponzi are turning into scam that fast in gambling you are the one who are playing your money and you can get 2 benifits on gambling first to win nor to lose

[futurebit640]

Very high risk investments are a little like gambling. Even investing in bitcoin is high risk and could be considered gambling since there is a relatively good possibility that we could lose all of our money.

Investing in bitcoins are not that high risk compares to investing in casino houses. Gambling is not an investment, but it is just a paid games, and you got a chance to win sometimes that doesn't mean that it is an investment. But investing in casino houses are much better than spending money on gambling.

[23dzmaz]

I think yes. Gambling is a high risk investment, the different is you don't need to wait a long time to receive your interest and in gambling you can earn profit easily in a second.

[Whosdaddy]

i wouldn't say it is an investment. You are playing the games they have for entertainment purposes so they are giving something for you for taking your wagers.
Now if you are putting money into a casino such as a moneypot then I can see this as an investment that you are more than likely will profit from.
With the more players they have the more profit the casinos can acquire from them losing.

But if we look this with another view point then we see that gamblers are actually playing high risk investment indeed. What I am saying is that they make bets and win or loose, while winning is rare and hence we can say it as high risk investment because the risk is high but eventually profit might also be gained.