Gathering the knowledge and confidence to feel like it's an investment decision rather than a gamble is the part I need to overcome. 

They have not done a consolidation as they will not get approved and his father has a gambling problem. 

I'd gamble it's one of our highest ROI systems. 

If you don’t enjoy decorating (or you’re not very good, like me), remember you can offshore the entire process for like $10/hr!

That is a gamble.

Once I ventured outside the strip, I discovered there's more to Las Vegas than gambling.

I would label your project as gambling, not investing.  

But I've come to know Marcus and will gamble he won't mind, and this story lends itself to how hard it is to vet a person you might want to hire.

To me, it is speculation or gambling.

You will tend to find that, absent oil or gambling money, states with higher income taxes end up with lower property taxes, and states with lower income taxes end up with higher property taxes.