hyip is the same thing like gambling, even on this forum investor based games (hyips) are in gambling thread, also in hyips the same like in gambling you have a possibility to loose money but you also can make money
That's the point....ok we can discuss if HYIP is scam or not (is it

) but is also up to you to decide if enter or not....
If i see an HYIP relatively young, i have no reason to think that they close and run only with my money and some others, so i have good chance to be repayed, but if see a HYIP that run from a month or more....man....they are ready to run with money of all investors!
So if you take an HYIP site like gambling, you should choice the right site, or is a bet lost!
Gambling is totally different, you play vs the lucky and the probability....
But if i have to schoose to wait 2 days to see my stake back X2 with HYIP and gamble my stake all in 50%, i prefer the second!