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by eric_h 3846 days ago
Nothing, as far as I'm concerned. Unfortunately the regulatory landscape disagrees.

How betting on the performance of a company is any different from betting on the performance of an athlete or a horse just boggles my mind. Sure, in the short term the variance is lower, but it's still a fucking gamble. It's also the only legal way to gamble in all 50 states.