Paul's Market Insights
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By Paul Siluch
May 12th, 2023
Have you ever bought a lottery ticket? And then wondered why as you tore it up after losing?
Humans are attracted to risk, and a few take it too far through gambling.
Somewhere at the bottom of our lizard brains, there is a pleasure centre that gets stimulated by the thrill of taking a risk, followed by a rush of endorphins, adrenaline, or dopamine (pick your favourite reward chemical) to deliver an even bigger rush when it pays off.