I don't think it's theft. It's people paying for variance/excitement. I don't think anyone really thinks they are going to gain money over time. The interest

I don't think it's theft. It's people paying for variance/excitement. I don't think anyone really thinks they are going to gain money over time. The interesting thing to me is that probably the same people paying for variance by gambling are also paying to remove variance via car, health, and home insurance.