Trading - earn money in long run
Gambling - lose money in long run.
I don't know how someone can say it's the same thing.
I know why they are saying that trading and gambling is the same thing. The idea of trading is the same with gambling but in trading it's more professional to here that way of risking your money unlike in gambling, it's like no formal way of risking your money. People thinks that you are wagering your money in gambling and in trading not.
that's the idea mate those who risk their money inside trading have some good insight regarding to the trade that they are supporting with unlike inside gambling you are really relying with luck hoping that your bet will win after the game you played.
Traders will do trading to make an only profit they don't have any other intention in their head. But in gambling, it is not like that we see different types of gamblers in gambling. Some people will play for fun, and some people will play to come from their work stress, and many people will play for easy money. Like this everyone has their own intention in gambling. But the risk is same, and for both, we need basic investment.