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firebot
68 days ago
Most gamblers prescribe to the cost sunk fallacy and keep 'one more time'ing it to bankruptcy.
Math wins over your feels every time.
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OutOfHere
68 days ago
If you follow your math, such gambling losers don't really have that much money to bet on an ongoing basis. The ones who support the losing side on prediction markets are the ones who usually do fine, but sometimes are taken by surprise.
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bigfatkitten
68 days ago
Problem gamblers routinely take out loans, mortgage major assets, max out credit cards, and steal from their employers to fund their habits.
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casey2
68 days ago
Statcon 101: Gambling addicts take loans to gamble, those loans are sold to your pension fund. Who is the loser?
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stouset
68 days ago
Out of curiosity, are you aware of the existence of Las Vegas, Nevada?
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