but there are no guarantees .. in the rigged casino known as the US stock mkt

No, the "rigged casino" is not the reason there are no guarantees.  The "rigged casino" is created by the big money that is able to invest cheaper than retail  That's pretty simple.  They always get theirs before retail.

The no guarantee comes from the technology itself.  The company is clearly still struggling with the technology.

Just read today's news release.

Do not risk more than you are willing to lose. This is a high risk investment.

"The technology is sound, our goal is to achieve these results day in and day out, which is a direct function of achieving satisfactory processor uptime. We are making continued headway in regards to processor uptime and we expect in the near future we will achieve targeted uptimes."

Good, but they are not there yet and the risk remains that they can never get there.