Experimenters have teased out this surprising conclusion by inviting subjects to gamble on the throw of dice.
But never have I thought it was a bad idea to gamble on myself.
But it seems like the big banks would rather gamble on derivatives than small businesses.
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Once more, the spoils will go to those that gamble on taking on debt.
It is, however, a compelling little record to those prepared to gamble on Matthews' new direction.
And, he said, other players also gamble on rugby believing they too are doing nothing wrong.
To get ahead, Lum took a gamble on focusing on membranes to clean wastewater.
Saadane, meanwhile, must now make a snap judgement on which of the newer recruits to gamble on.
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Single-stock futures allow investors to gamble on the price of an individual equity stock both rising and falling.
In the past investors have been willing to gamble on the drug lottery.
And if there were separate questions, would pupils have to gamble on whether to take the distinction grade questions?
Irna Qureshi, a writer specialising in British-Asian arts and culture, explains why British-born Asians are taking a gamble on Bollywood.
Cashman watches each session hopefully, looking for clues, but knows that his gamble on Pineda could still go either way.
Some universities may be tempted to gamble on weaker institutions being unable to fill their places at the new higher prices.
Providers are taking a gamble on some of the locations for their wi-fi networks, offering access in coffee bars and pubs.
Thankfully, this happens often enough to encourage entrepreneurs to leave the security of their jobs and gamble on starting something new.
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It's too early to tell if Bombardier's gamble on the new series will pay off, but Arcamone is optimistic about their chances.
Why should shoppers gamble on an unknown brand out of town when they can deal with larger, more trusted names in business?
Another strategy: Gamble on a big star who's down on his luck.
Daishin has even handed out 2, 000 Internet-ready mobile phones to its cherished day-traders, so they can gamble on the move as well.
That is a gamble on the recovery of the currency uncomfortable, perhaps, but probably less risky than a gamble on the bankruptcy courts.
"I appreciate that Inverness took a gamble on him, but I feel he has repaid them in the last two seasons, " added Baldwin.
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"It is a political gamble on the part of the vice president to openly go against a sitting president, " said Mr. de Vera.
But publishers, who saw print sales fall nearly 10 % in 2011, according to Nielsen BookScan, seem willing to gamble on the strategy.
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This has made me think, what if JP Morgan took a gamble on me and others like me instead of gambling on derivatives.
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Mehlman uses his mother's concentration-camp number to gamble on, a despairing joke of a way to show that misfortune is always with us.
But, however rigorously the Bank's safeguards are imposed, they cannot guarantee the success of its gamble on Chad's using its oil wealth sensibly.
Strachan admitted that the success of Moroccans Mustapha Hadji and Youssef Chippo at Highfield Road had persuaded him to take a gamble on Zuniga.
Many of its problems stemmed from heavy losses sustained by the banking system, which had taken a spectacularly ill-judged gamble on Greece's sovereign debt.
Sheens believes that Tony Smith's gamble on youth will pay off, if only because the players he has chosen are so unfamiliar to Australia.
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