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By this definition, a player playing at a craps table with other players all sharing the betting on the same outcome is in the process of creating a security each time they roll the dice.

A husband who asks his wife to join him in paying the $25 to sign up for a joint bank account so that they get the free toaster is engaged in Security creation as well it seems.

A club that buys newspapers collectively to cut out the coupons each club member wants meets all four of the criteria as well.




https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_minimis

The law does not concern itself with trifles.


Then what if the craps bets get really big, or all the numbers connected to the bank account get really big?




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