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Except the part where losing your house ruins your life, meanwhile your team losing just ruins your evening. That is the key difference. I agree that for easy t

Except the part where losing your house ruins your life, meanwhile your team losing just ruins your evening. That is the key difference. I agree that for easy to replace items, insurance and sports betting is the same, thou. (If you bet against your own team)

rob74 6y ago
Except for the case where you have bet your house on your team...
- afiori 6y ago
  But this is the point, betting creates the risk in this case, insurance exist to reduce a preexisting risk.
- Cthulhu_ 6y ago
  That's one's own stupidity then. This is why gambling falls under specific rules - to prevent people from doing stupid things.