This is a funny question OP. There's no way on earth is that there is a correlation between MLM schemes and gambling. No way. I mean in gambling you're not selling or marketing a product. In gambling you could lose a lot of money and run into debts if you losing a game. This doesn't happen in MLM schemes. In fact the most obvious difference is that in gambling the odds are not in your favour. I can't say the same for the an MLM scheme where the harder you work, the higher you grow.