First of all, gambling has nothing to do with investments. Gambling is a game, an expensive hobby, and like with many other hobbies, you have to keep your sanity and enjoy it in moderation. It is not all black, but not all white either.
If you want money to start your own business, you should work hard for it instead of only relying on luck. Maybe this way you learn something valuable in the meantime, and make some extra money to gamble without the pressure of having to win at all cost in order to get the fulfilling life you and your family deserve.
I am aware that gambling is just a mere speculation of event and nothing is certain but then same thing applies to investing, the level of uncertainty in investing is inevitable and cannot be overlooked, just like any investment gambling involves profit and loss, it might not be an investment plan for the bettor but it definitely is for the casinos and online gambling site owners. So you can see how similar they all are. The context of the post is not to make people rely on gambling after all we all know that gambling is mainly for the fun and shouldn’t be used as a major source of income.
Being a source of income for the casino owners makes it an investment for that person. Also it is not new that gambling as really help a lot of people to gather up capital to start a new business for themselves, with right strategy and discipline anybody can achieve success in gambling. Gambling is a game of chance, and hence the theory of probability and chance calculations apply in full measure. Moreover, those who depend on gambling to either become rich or to make a livelihood are basically who are lazy and don't wish to work . Easy money makes one greedy also. I have seen several people lose everything after they won the first round..out of sheer greed to win more. Life has an element of luck in it, but is not totally based on luck.
Yes, almost no investment is risk-free, but they usually offer,
ceteris paribus, a reasonable expectation of gain. We cannot say the same about gambling, where you have to beat odds that are against you by definition.
And saying that it is an investment for the casino owners, well, what can I say? you're right, but it has nothing to do with the topic you started and we are discussing here, which is focused on the gambler's perspective.