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Originally Posted by Abbaddabba
verb (used without object), gam·bled, gam·bling.
1) to play at any game of chance for money or other stakes.
2) to stake or risk money, or anything of value, on the outcome of something involving chance:
So there is a technical definition, "1)", and a colloquial definition, "2)".
I would say that this conversation is a technical one but one can insist on using a colloquial definition.
Buying stocks is a gamble as much as deciding what color jacket you're going to wear is a gamble(bright color is less likely to get hit by a car).
Still, is it really just a matter of chance whether there will be a drought next year or not? No, there are reasons. Just because we don't fully know the reasons or lack understanding doesn't mean that there is an RNG operating somewhere in the heavens. Same with buying stocks.