If a user enables the gambling block does that prevent them from investing?
Should it? 
[FYI: The mods split this out from a couple of relies in another topic]
Edit: IMHO probably not, given that this is a Series E investment, and Monzo has 500+ employees, and a valuation of over Ā£1B.
No it doesnāt stop you investing
And to the second, more important, question? 
No. Gambling and long term investment are entirely different
Iāve had this conversation with others, my opinion is alway gambling and investing are not the same and if you canāt differentiate then you should not be investing.
Itās really different to me and tried to explain why on the other thread :
Weāre crowdfunding up to Ā£20,000,000 and weād love you to be part of it!
Yes, but this is investment in a startup. Itās inherently much riskier. If you canāt differentiate thenā¦ 
You forgot the startup element, which is the key part. That makes it look less like investment and more like gambling.
Any company can fail, start ups are more likely but thereās no such thing as a guaranteed investment. As pensions rely on investment in the stock market should the gambling block prevent that as well?
Youāve hit the nail on the heads
Gambling is about odds that are heavily in favour of the house, you will always lose at some point.
Investing is about risk, and risk can be mitigated.
Thatās the question. How much does investing in a startup resemble investing in an index tracked fund, and how much does it resemble rolling a dice?..
There is clearly a correlation between investing in a start up and gambling.
If there wasnāt, there wouldnāt be so much discussion/research about it (just google if you want to see).
But fundamentally, an informed decision to invest, is obviously different from a spin of the roulette table.
Although Iām sure those professional gamblers who bet on sports (after many hours of statistical research and knowledge), will argue that they are making an informed decisions as well.
You donāt roll a dice and wait 5 years to see what it landed on
Youāre using the narrow definition of casino gambling there. People bet on, say, sports games where itās very close to a sum of 1 (probabilistically), which isnāt heavily biased.
Thatās a bit too literal a reading .
If you read what Danny said, and I tend to trust the opinion of someone who has been through it, itās not the same though
Well Iām a gambling addict, and to be putting money, risk or not into a place I canāt touch for X years is a big achievement, personally at least. A year ago, id of thought oh if I bet it on this first, double my money I can buy more āsharesā. Just my opinion though!
I think the biggest question should be do people realise buying shares is a gamble ( in my opinion 
) - from some of the Qs Ive answered on the forum it does seem to show a certain amount of naivety in relation to firstly, borrowing money to buy shares and then the exit strategy from the overdraft should they be inclined to use it, some even donāt realise they cannot cash in a week later seemingly
To me personally it does not seem a good choice to borrow to /gamble / invest
Which is great if the start up company succeeds, but a terrible decision if the company fails (which the majority of start ups doā¦).
Clearly I donāt think Monzo will, but there is still an element of risk (a gamble so to speak).
Appreciate itās not exactly the same as your typical gambling in the UK, but there are certainly a lot of similarities.
Investing in a long term fund is a different story - But that isnāt the question here
Investment itself done properly after knowing the pros and cons is not gambling but most investments where we know thereās even a slightest of a chance to lose money can be called a gamble.
Does it even makes sense what I just wrote