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I just laid out some scenarios so that the issue could be thought through. In the farmer scenario it’s the choosing of which seed to plant that has the element of randomness, not planting it. Planting the seed and other farming activities are “effort” which equate to spinning the wheel. There’s clearly an activity of choosing something in each case without any guarantees of the outcome, some level of effort involved, an element of risk of losing the entire initial capital, and a chance of making a significant amount more if everything goes as planned.
Then how would you define gambling? Even farming seems like a gamble & prize bonds seem like a game after reading this thread I think it would be unfair to equate labour of farmer with that of a person who spins wheel just for entertainment. (One is spinning wheel of economy while other one is spinning wheel of fortune). In gambling, according to my understanding, one party is bound to lose money on mere chance and the level of uncertainty is so high that it can’t be countered with labour, skill, risk analysis and any other mean for that matter. I also think that economic value underlying those bets should also be considered. for example, amount gambled in a horse race Vs. a box of chocolate earned in a spin wheel. I am not giving any conclusive remarks. Just a food for thought.