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It is better that the money is used for trading or investing that does not require much skill so that he can expect to make a profit in the future. Moreover, we will face a bull run which may not be long in coming to the market. Or if he really has a lot of money, he could set up his own casino so he doesn't have to gamble and can make money as the casino's profits.
Here the OP mentions he has $2000. In that case I think what you suggested is not possible for the OP. Because building a casino platform is no small matter. Building a casino platform requires a huge amount of money.
My personal advice for the OP here would be to invest her $2000. In this case if the OP has a lot of experience in the trading platform, he can put some part from 2000 dollars to trade in the trading platform. Because he can earn some share from the trading platform. However, his $2,000 cannot be entered into the gambling platform for gambling. Because there will be more chances of losing than winning on the gambling platform.