Friday, 11 July 2014

GAMBLING AND INVESTMENT


GAMBLING AND INVESTMENT

A gamble is  usually a very short term investment in a game or chance. Gambling is different from speculation and investment. The time horizon investor in gambling is shorter than speculation and investment. The result are determined by the roll of dice or the turn of a card. Secondly, people gamble as a way to entertain themselves, earning incomes would be the secondary factor. Thirdly, the risk in gambling is different from the risk of the investment. Gambling employ artificial risks whereas commercial risks are present in the investment activity. There is no risk  and return off in the gambling and the negative outcomes are expected. But in the investment there in an analysis of risk and return. Positive returns are expected by the investor. Finally, the  financial analysis does not reduce the risk proportion involved in the gambling.


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