Bob Wattell argues that gambling is an honest way to make predictions because you're backing it up with your own money. He says we should look at gambling not as this vice that's practiced only by deviance, but as a kind of potentially wholesome, interactive entertainment which teaches us about probabilistically and multi-factorial analysis.
Who’s greedier — gamblers or casinos? What’s the difference between betting on sports and entering a charity raffle? And does Angela know the name of her city’s football team?
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