辩论:投资与赌博有界限吗
<p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="PhD">PhD</span> <span word="student">student</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="emails">emails</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hire">hire</span> <span word="mathematicians">mathematicians</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="engineering">engineering</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="occasionally">occasionally</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="consultancy">consultancy</span>”. <span word="Details">Details</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="sparse">sparse</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="searching">searching</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="advanced">advanced</span> <span word="statistical">statistical</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> — <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gambling">gambling</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>.</p><p>博士时，我时常会收到企业招聘数学家的邮件。多数都是工程公司或银行，但是偶尔也会出现特别一点的。有一家公司将自己描述为“体育研究咨询公司”。具体情况说得非常简略，但是当时它在找的，似乎是掌握高级统计知识并对博彩行业感兴趣的人。</p><p><span word="Scientific">Scientific</span> <span word="betting">betting</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="secretive">secretive</span> <span word="affair">affair</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="past">past</span>, <span word="card">card</span> <span word="counters">counters</span> <span word="wore">wore</span> <span word="disguises">disguises</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="security">security</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="roulette">roulette</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="predicted">predicted</span> <span word="spins">spins</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="hidden">hidden</span> <span word="computers">computers</span>. <span word="Top">Top</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="bettors">bettors</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="pseudonyms">pseudonyms</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>. <span word="Things">Things</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="changing">changing</span>. <span word="Betting">Betting</span> <span word="syndicates">syndicates</span> <span word="recruit">recruit</span> <span word="openly">openly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="methods">methods</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wider">wider</span> <span word="audience">audience</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="blurring">blurring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="gambling">gambling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="investing">investing</span>.</p><p>科学化的赌博以往一直是件偷偷摸摸的事。过去数十年，算牌手往往通过化妆来躲避赌场保安，而轮盘团队则用隐藏起来的计算机来推断轮盘最后的结果。过去，体育博彩的赌神使用的都是化名——如果他们有名号的话。如今的情况正在发生变化。专业赌博集团公开进行招聘，让更多人知道他们的押注方法。在该过程中，他们模糊了赌博和投资之间的界线。</p>
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