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Paying real money for the right to be wrong with conviction.
means Risking something of value on an uncertain outcome, hoping you predicted it correctly.
from From the Old English 'abet', to egg on or incite — betting literally began as the act of provoking someone into proving themselves, wallet first.
House edgeCasinos profit from math, not luck.
Ancient habitDice predate written language itself.
Gambler's fallacyCoins have no memory of prior flips.