The gambling vs. investing/trading myth is older than the hills.
First of all, a gambling addict needs help. Here's hoping they all get it.
Secondly, when you drop your coin in the slot, you either win or you lose, and have NO CONTROL OF THE OUTCOME.
When you invest or trade you can hedge your "bets". In other words there is a perceived risks, and you can minimize the losses, because you can control that to a certain degree, unlike gambling.
Of course a trader/investor can lose all their money in the market and in Vegas, whether they are an "addicted" or not, and regardless of whether the stock is a "fraud" or not. A lawsuit, a FDA decision, a fat finger trade that caused the programmed trades to occur and the Dow drop nearly 1000 points in about an hour could all be a case where even the stop losses couldn't keep up with the market activity.
Most pennies aren't good long term investments. AERS comes to mind as an example, but in recent days the stock has doubled.
Cyber has been there pointing out the the recycled news, but in spite of that excellent DD, the stock has been on a tear.
Classic buy on the pullback!
Can't do that in Vegas!
As Always: My Number 1 Priority is to educate. Penny stocks are very volatile, Always do your own Due Diligence
