Should I buy 1million shares for $1000, and hope that some of...

Should I buy 1million shares for $1000, and hope that some of the clever technology bites and doesen't let go, somewhere in this world of strife.

Or should I whack it on Sri Lanka to level the cricket (likely imo - you know, its cricket and going into the third final 1-1 would generate more $, and as i say, it is cricket)

It is a quandry.