That’s just wrong. The comment you replied to is correct. In gambling the odds are against you. In investing the odds are with you (if they’re not, you’re doing

That’s just wrong. The comment you replied to is correct. In gambling the odds are against you. In investing the odds are with you (if they’re not, you’re doing it wrong!) you can get lucky or unlucky in either, but one has a negative expected return over time while the other has a positive expected return.