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by xdeqx366 3185 days ago
Is "common enterprise" the only distinction between gambling and a security?
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Not an answer to your particular question, but semantics seems to be the only difference between insurance and gambling.

If a bookmaker offers you a $500 bet that your house won't catch on fire this year, what is the difference in both intent and outcome?

The law is a fickle beast.