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Robinhood app makes Wall Street feel like a game to win – instead of a place where you can lose your life savings in a New York minute

  • Written by James "Pigeon" Fielder, Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Colorado State University
Robinhood app makes Wall Street feel like a game to win – instead of a place where you can lose your life savings in a New York minuteCasinos can make gambling away next month's rent feel like playing a game.mbbirdy/E+ via Getty Images

Wall Street has longbeen likenedto a casino. Robinhood, an investment app that just filed plans for an initial public offering, makes the comparison more apt than ever.

That’s because the power of the casino is the way it makes people feel...

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