Agreed the btc price has suddenly shot itself up and this is a massive relief for all gamblers who're waiting for long to play big again but had to take it easy due to the fluctuations happening around. It's really refreshing to see that despite the fluctuations the free gamblers are out in the open and making mulla, ( he has to have a strong heart, that was not a easy bet to place).
But if I am a gambler I won't wait for Bitcoin to go up before I start betting. I would take advantage of the lower price of Bitcoin as my bets are cheaper in terms of its dollar value when it was below 8,000$. Just like what I did when it's prices was low a few weeks ago I bought some Bitcoins and got a lot out of my fiat. Right now if you are planning to be and you don't have any Bitcoin you will be spending bigger compared to when it was cheaper. Another benefit is when you won and hodl it up to now the value of your Bitcoin winnings will increase without even betting.Are you comparing gambling instead of trading? This is really depends on the people as well, not all people are going with the same thought as you did, first gambling is the fastest way to get or lost your money so you would never know the result until you test it. Second, why do you need to wait for that long time if you have the chance to win some cash from gambling? Most gambler seldom hodl their coin, high and low price will never have any correspond to the gambler
) must have a very large bank roll. 
