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Gambling at a casino is trading expected value for more variance of outcome. Insurance is trading expected value for less variance.

• nkingsy 6y ago
  I come from a poker background, so I would only ever increase variance in order to also increase my expected value. I call that gambling.
  • jefftk 6y ago
    If something decreases both expected value and variance, it's pretty hard to call it gambling.