Many families and companies get bankrupt or became insolvent because of gambling losses. Many people even commit robberies, thefts and crimes because of their gambling debts. Gambling eats away the priceless time that can be devoted instead to more productive endeavors. Gambling ruins harmonious and pleasant family relationships. Health problems develop to those who are deeply entangled to gambling.
Stock market is a form of legalized gambling.
Winning or gaining from the stock market is principally based on speculation, that is monitoring of the movements of stocks in the Stock Exchange and deciding and anticipating the future stock movements that will become the bases for selling or buying of certain stocks. To gain or to lose is a matter of chance just as the other kinds of gambling are. Most of the gamblers are those who want to be rich or to get more money without the corresponding hard work and well-meaned efforts. In other words, common gamblers are lazy and slothful people. Remember that our life is so short that we cannot afford to waste away our time with something unproductive.