[charlesdm]

Everything in life is gambling and probability. Take a job? You might get fired tomorrow. Start a business? It might fail. Invest in a company? It might turn out to be worth a billion, or $0. Borrow money from a bank? They might try to screw you over at some point, or not. The economy might tank tomorrow. The market might tank tomorrow. An astroid might hit the world in six months.

[manjushri]

Seems like a strawman argument. Sure, metaphorically "everything" might be gambling, but the point is to play games with better odds for everybody except the casino.