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03-02-2019 9:14 AM 		Reply to: Message 5 by Theodoric
03-01-2019 11:56 PM

Gambling could be set up so that the expected winnings exceed the price of admission.
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Nobody's going to do that, but it could be done. It's not gambling per se that's a losing proposition, it's the payout system.
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