Speculation differs from most gambling activities in that the beliefs of the participants affect the results. In certain circumstances speculators are capable of creating self-fulfilling prophecies.

投机活动与大多数赌博活动不同之处在于，投机参与者的信念会影响投机结果。在某些情况下，投资者能够创造出自我实现预言。

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If behaviours like gambling can become a genuine addiction, there is no theoretical reason why some people might not become genuinely addicted to activities like video games, work or exercise.

如果赌博行为能真的上瘾，那么没有理由说有些人不会对视频游戏、工作或锻炼真的上瘾。

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Hong Kong officials, meanwhile, have denied green-lighting additional gambling activities beyond horse racing and the lottery, the South China Morning Post said.

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This practice ostensibly eschews investments involving interest, pork, gambling and other activities considered impure by authoritative Shariah advisors.

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What if they sent their traders back to Las Vegas where they could continue their taste for gambling without risk to the public, and started focusing their business on activities that would grow the real economy?

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