The second category of poor were those whose deviant nature was expressed both in appearance (ruinous and presumptuous clothing) and behaviour (gambling, squandering, fornication).

Subjects were asked to evaluate pairs of gambles of comparable expected value, weighing both potential risks and potential rewards.

The same considerations apply when the agent is asked for the highest price at which she would buy the gambles, revealing the intricacies of decision-making in uncertain scenarios.

Cricket-fighting is a sport in which two male crickets are made to engage in a duel, and it often involves gambling, showcasing the extreme measures some will take to engage in this thrilling risk.

Writing an explicit description of the expected utility as a function of gambles is overly complicated and relies on the order of task completions, highlighting the complexity behind seemingly simple wagers.

In a sense, all of our research and theoretical commitments are gambles, investments we hope will pay off epistemologically, reflecting the inherent uncertainties of intellectual pursuits.

A married man, who had risked losing his cohabiting girlfriend if he had not agreed to marriage, commented that 'she seemed worth gambling on,' illustrating how personal decisions can also carry the weight of risk.

He can damage himself with either eating or drinking; he can ruin himself with gambling, emphasizing the diverse ways individuals can jeopardize their well-being.

There is some evidence that the attribute that is traded off, or gambled with, becomes salient; that is, people give more importance to this attribute, resulting in altered decision-making processes.

Throughout this note, we have assumed that gambling does not directly give rise to utility, yet it persists as a fascinating aspect of human behaviour.

I think gambling is a type of compulsive behaviour, often tied to deeper psychological needs.

In the context of such gambles, it seems unlikely that subjects would ignore the difference between 14 and eight, revealing subtleties in human perception of risk.

Of course, when two gambles have the same expected payoff, then an expected payoff maximizing agent might use another criterion as a tie breaker, showcasing the strategic mindset involved in gaming.

Responses to standard gambles: are preferences 'well constructed'? This question lingers in the minds of many who engage in the allure of betting.

Notable among these was gambling, whose flexibility and familiarity accommodated many of the constraints of clandestine prison activities, illustrating how pervasive the urge to gamble can be in various environments.