Is gambling also referred as investment?

[tabas]

Finally I would like to say that if you compare it with the investment in memecoin or shitcoin, then it is not wrong to consider gambling as an investment.

That way of investing in crypto is a gamble and I agree. I might agree to OP's colleague if he referred to investing to gambling platforms. Like having into their bankrolls like in bitvest, they have that option to invest and other casinos have that as well. Although IMO gone are the days now on how profitable investing in the bankroll casino. But plainly with that explanation about that hope of having to earn from each bet you do, he's probably drown in losses and a gambling addict. Winning in gambling is based on luck, chance and random circumstances while for the actual investment, it's backed by history, real numbers and proof that the business or the invesment is profitable.

[avp2306]

The only investment in gambling is if you are investing in the casino bankroll.

Playing on the casino means you are exposing yourself to the risk of losing money and I dont consider this as investment. In investments you have some asset in hand at the end of the starting transaction, like a stock/share/stablecoin/altcoin/fiat. In gambling you dont have that, you have put the money in the machine and its gone already, unless your luck is good and you get it back with something extra.

Games of luck cannot be considered investment in my opinion, however certain people might want to stretch it a lot.

I remember those old casino which I choose not to name that offers investment to their gamblers before. Then their investors got small percentage of dividend from them. But majority of those casinos is not existing now and maybe they failed from doing it and many people are not satisfied with returns gotten.

But if they are just playing the casino games what casinos offered, its so clear that this is not an investment. If there are people thinking that it seems that they are been misled and got wrong information. Real investment is they got a share from company or have some asset gotten on hand from the capital they spent. People just stretch to much its definition, but those games which they can earn if they are just lucky doesn't give them any value if they aim profit and think about investment matters.

This is why gambling is good to determine as form of entertainment, rather call it as investment since maybe what they can only earn is just pure disappointment.

Your friend doesn't know about gambling and investing. If he did, he wouldn't equate the two. Gambling is more about taking a risk based on chance. Investing, on the other hand, involves putting your money into an asset with value and expecting a return. The two are distinctly different no matter how you look at them.

So, your friend is just being ignorant and trying to act smart, when in reality, he's just showing off his ignorance.

Yeah it seems he really don't know about it and maybe his friend only consider the chances to earn, but never consider the mechanics and different risk involve with those matters.

[sergiorus]

Finally I would like to say that if you compare it with the investment in memecoin or shitcoin, then it is not wrong to consider gambling as an investment.

That way of investing in crypto is a gamble and I agree. I might agree to OP's colleague if he referred to investing to gambling platforms. Like having into their bankrolls like in bitvest, they have that option to invest and other casinos have that as well. Although IMO gone are the days now on how profitable investing in the bankroll casino. But plainly with that explanation about that hope of having to earn from each bet you do, he's probably drown in losses and a gambling addict. Winning in gambling is based on luck, chance and random circumstances while for the actual investment, it's backed by history, real numbers and proof that the business or the invesment is profitable.

Investment has to have a thesis. If there's a strong thesis, it doesn't matter what the asset is.

Purchasing something like Pokemon Cards or DOGE back in the day would absolutely be called gambling yet people buying them had a thesis (of course not all of them) and it played out well.

[Bitcoin_people]

I think gambling is never an investment but rather a place to lose money, because investment is where your money is kept for a long time and the aim is to make a profit from it in the future. Moreover, it should be noted that gambling is a place of entertainment where most people bet for fun. But nowadays it is seen that people take the place of entertainment and enter themselves in such a way that they bet on gambling to make money. However, I think that those who make such comments lack knowledge and experience, so they do not understand the difference between gambling and investment. I think that those who have minimal knowledge will never make such comments; rather, we need to know these things that if you bet money on gambling, it will be completely gone if you lose, but if you invest it, it will be a hope for the future. Investment and gambling are two different things.

[Bright0515]

He speaks on gambling as though making profit from it is guaranteed, there is nothing about gambling that gives you any assurance of making profit from it. If you decide to invest in Bitcoin you know that it's definitely not gambling because in the long run you are definitely going to be in profit no matter how low the price gets because it is always certain that the market will go through another bullish season.

[Hyphen(-)]

He speaks on gambling as though making profit from it is guaranteed, there is nothing about gambling that gives you any assurance of making profit from it. If you decide to invest in Bitcoin you know that it's definitely not gambling because in the long run you are definitely going to be in profit no matter how low the price gets because it is always certain that the market will go through another bullish season.

I don’t know why the person is referring to gambling as an investment, it is totally not in the same category because in gambling, you did with probability and the outcome of the result will determine what will be immediately, while it is different from investment.

Just as the OP explained in the main thread, if you buy Bitcoin now and the price drops due to market fluctuations, your amount of Bitcoin remains intact while the value in dollar equivalence drops due to market fluctuation, your Bitcoin remain intact while your wallet for as long as you want before you decide to sell it, while in gambling, you lose the money once the game played opposite your predictions.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

Is he right from what you think?

How can he be right with his thought when you already understand the difference between gambling and investment and you clearly differentiated the both. When you buy Bitcoin, you are holding the asset you paid for and can sell it any time the price value has appreciated more than the price it was when you bought it, meanwhile if your colleague had placed a bet and his prediction was wrong, he ends up losing his money meanwhile you still have your Bitcoin.

[ndutndut]

Gambling and investing are two very different things, both fundamentally and in other ways. Although they both involve risk and money, they are fundamentally different.

Especially in terms of knowledge and skills. Investing requires continuous learning and emotional management. Gambling on the other hand, typically relies on feelings or luck. The goals are also very different. Gambling aims for entertainment and quick wins, while investing aims to build sustainable wealth over the long term. Gambling can be said to destroy wealth and mental well-being, but investing has the potential to build it if done with knowledge and discipline. Therefore, don't equate the two as this mindset will only ruin your finances in the future by considering gambling an investment.

[Z_MBFM]

Have a colleague at work place who keeps saying that gambling is also investment that in gambling whatever amount you use to gamble can actually yield back the results, he emphasize on that if you are gambling you should do the best to use a better amount to place your bet so that if you win then you gonna have good pay out.

Gambling can never be considered as an investment because gambling is not an investment, gambling is a test of luck. You can win a lot of money by using money in gambling, but it will not happen that you will win money regularly and you will be able to profit financially from it. Yes, I believe that considering the risk involved in investment, gambling can be called an investment, but no, when you invest in any digital asset, you may lose, but there is no fear of losing your entire money. Again, if you invest in any physical asset, it will be the same, but when you use money in gambling, you can win a lot of money from that money and then you can lose money in a moment. In gambling, you cannot profit from it by using any strategy, only if you are lucky, you can profit from gambling, so gambling can never be considered an investment.

[Crypto Library]

Gambling and investing ain't same I mean the trading, because when you will go for the gambling there is 50/50% chance of winning even in some time player lose more than winning and on the other side trading i.e. depends on our skill and strategies if we have the proper knowledge about the technical analysis and the fundamental analysis then it can be possible that make a profit generation from the regular trading.
But trading can be also referred as a gambling when we don't have the technical analysis and the fundamental analysis but if we do trading then it can be called gambling. And in this point some people think that gambling also referred as investment but it is not you cannot depends on gambling for your living hood.

[Silikiem]

I think gambling is never an investment but rather a place to lose money, because investment is where your money is kept for a long time and the aim is to make a profit from it in the future. Moreover, it should be noted that gambling is a place of entertainment where most people bet for fun. But nowadays it is seen that people take the place of entertainment and enter themselves in such a way that they bet on gambling to make money. However, I think that those who make such comments lack knowledge and experience, so they do not understand the difference between gambling and investment. I think that those who have minimal knowledge will never make such comments; rather, we need to know these things that if you bet money on gambling, it will be completely gone if you lose, but if you invest it, it will be a hope for the future. Investment and gambling are two different things.

Technically, looking at both gambling and investing, it surely requires putting out something of value which could be money, asset, or services with the hope of getting an additional revenue or value off it, and while doing this it involves taking risk because you’re not sure of what the outcome might be. But the only difference is that gambling mostly relies on luck and not really about the input, while that of investing relies upon the investors input and  long term ability . Gambling have a time limit and once that time is off, whatever outcome you get is what you’ll take but while investing doesn’t really have time limit as the investor still have every chance of continuation until the required outcome is achieved.

[L E G E N D A R Y]

He speaks on gambling as though making profit from it is guaranteed, there is nothing about gambling that gives you any assurance of making profit from it. If you decide to invest in Bitcoin you know that it's definitely not gambling because in the long run you are definitely going to be in profit no matter how low the price gets because it is always certain that the market will go through another bullish season.

Considering gambling as an investment is another way for one to spend unnecessary, as they will continue to lose their money, as gambling its unpredictable. Though, Bitcoin is also unpredictable but one is certain that someday they can profit from it, as gambling is not so because one needs to rely on luck before they can be able to win. You are right but there are people who have make their choice to invest in gambling, even if after knowing what the game is.

[free-bit.co.in]

Gambling and investing ain't same I mean the trading, because when you will go for the gambling there is 50/50% chance of winning even in some time player lose more than winning and on the other side trading i.e. depends on our skill and strategies if we have the proper knowledge about the technical analysis and the fundamental analysis then it can be possible that make a profit generation from the regular trading.
But trading can be also referred as a gambling when we don't have the technical analysis and the fundamental analysis but if we do trading then it can be called gambling. And in this point some people think that gambling also referred as investment but it is not you cannot depends on gambling for your living hood.

It is true that trading depend on skill and strategy. But I don't think having the right knowledge alone is enough to generate consistent profit. If knowledge alone were enough, then there wouldn't be so many people losing money in the market.

Trading and gambling are two different activities, but they have one thing in common, both are based on probability.

However, I think we are drifting away from the main topic. OP is talking about investing, not trading. Trading is a financial market activity, but it is different from investing.

[Aanuoluwatofunmi]

Gambling is not in any form an investment because if you gamble you stand the chance of having nothing to fall back at, you make use of your already end money to gamble and when it comes to trading and investment, you are expected to perform a specific task that could draw more income towards your portfolio based on this strategy you use to trade over your investment, many are just trading without knowing that they are taking the risk to gamble it when they are not making positive outcome from it.

[Out of mind]

He speaks on gambling as though making profit from it is guaranteed, there is nothing about gambling that gives you any assurance of making profit from it. If you decide to invest in Bitcoin you know that it's definitely not gambling because in the long run you are definitely going to be in profit no matter how low the price gets because it is always certain that the market will go through another bullish season.

Gambling cannot guarantee that anyone will win consistently, rather gambling is a place of entertainment where people lose more than they win. Of course, there is never such a guarantee in gambling. We have consistently seen that most people lose more than they gain in gambling. In that case, investing is a place, especially when you invest in Bitcoin, it will definitely indicate a profit, there is no possibility of loss. But whenever you enter gambling, there will be a possibility of that loss and there will be a possibility of losing money. However, if you invest in Bitcoin for a long time, there is a possibility of some loss due to market volatility. But later it will show its height again and there will be a hope of profit, so investment should never be compared with gambling.

[Nrcewker]

Technically if we look at it then both trading and gambling involve risking your money. The main difference is that the level of risk in gambling is generally much higher than in trading or investing.

However you should also understand that the higher the risk, the higher the potential reward. At the same time, the higher the risk, the greater the chance of losing your money.

Trading and gambling do share some similarities. In gambling, the outcome depends almost entirely on luck. In trading, however, if you know how to read charts and identify meaningful patterns, you can influence the odds to a certain extent through skill and analysis.

Now, you can decide for yourself whether gambling should be considered the same as investing or trading.

[#CapsLOck]

He speaks on gambling as though making profit from it is guaranteed, there is nothing about gambling that gives you any assurance of making profit from it. If you decide to invest in Bitcoin you know that it's definitely not gambling because in the long run you are definitely going to be in profit no matter how low the price gets because it is always certain that the market will go through another bullish season.

Considering gambling as an investment is another way for one to spend unnecessary, as they will continue to lose their money, as gambling its unpredictable. Though, Bitcoin is also unpredictable but one is certain that someday they can profit from it, as gambling is not so because one needs to rely on luck before they can be able to win. You are right but there are people who have make their choice to invest in gambling, even if after knowing what the game is.

If you choose to play games. Don't think of it as an investment as the odds are set to work in the house's favor over time and there is a strong likelihood of not making consistent profits through gambling. Occasionally, people win the money just by chance. But there is no certain expectation of winning in the long term. It's quite a different process when investing in Bitcoin or other assets. Which means you have something that could appreciate even if the market is volatile. They both come with a risk. But investment is based on long term growth. While gambling is largely based on luck. This is why I have never considered gambling as a viable avenue to wealth.

[Mame89]

Technically if we look at it then both trading and gambling involve risking your money. The main difference is that the level of risk in gambling is generally much higher than in trading or investing.

However you should also understand that the higher the risk, the higher the potential reward. At the same time, the higher the risk, the greater the chance of losing your money.

Trading and gambling do share some similarities. In gambling, the outcome depends almost entirely on luck. In trading, however, if you know how to read charts and identify meaningful patterns, you can influence the odds to a certain extent through skill and analysis.

Now, you can decide for yourself whether gambling should be considered the same as investing or trading.

Yes. Essentially you're the only one who can determine whether you're investing or gambling as both have many differences even though they carry similar risks. So, we can truly distinguish between investing and gambling, especially if you're currently engaging in either activity.

Gambling is purely speculation with negative long-term consequences because you're risking your money for a greater chance of losing. Meanwhile, proper investing and trading involve analysis, strategy, and risk management offering significant long term opportunities. Trading isn't gambling if it's conducted with a clear and measurable methodology it's similar to a business with inherent uncertainty. Essentially, without analytical skills and discipline, trading is like gambling. However, with analytical skills and sound risk management, it's not gambling.