I said that investing is similar to gambling in that it involves a certain degree of risk. I differentiate between gambling, which is a recreational activity that can become a behavioral addiction, and investing, which is a productive practice in which the risk level can be reduced depending on the individual investor's skills, his ability to develop a realistic business plan, and his readiness to work towards it later. Please don't interpret my words with ideas I didn't intend. I believe my meaning is clear and does not require much interpretation.
No, gambling is nothing like investing. When I place a bet in gambling, I already accept that I might lose this money today. And I will not be too upset about it because I am prepared for that. As for investing, my investments in this area are much bigger and I am not ready to lose them at all. And secondly, these are long term investments from which I expect good profit. So I cannot even compare investing to gambling, for me it is a completely different thing.