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building on MichaeR's improvement
'''Emotional gambling''' is investing one's emotions in the uncertain outcome of an insignificant event, such as a sports contest. It is similar to [[gambling]] except no money is at stake.
'''Emotional gambling''' is investing one's emotions in the uncertain outcome of an otherwise meaningless event, such as a sports contest. It is similar to [[gambling]] except no money is at stake.
'''Emotional gambling''' can also consist of exaggerating the significance of the outcome of a meaningful event, such as a political race, and investing one's emotions in the exaggerated significance of the uncertain outcome .
Strong ''emotional gambling'' by sports fans may lead to rioting and acts of vandalism, when the results of games or sports events are or are not what they hoped for.
[[Category:Psychology]]
[[Category:Psychology]]