We get it, yet some people see gambling as their "golden ticket" out of issues. Its "Hey, Im down to my last dollar, but maybe this next bet will change everything." You know?
Gambling as enjoyment is like any other game. You pay, play, and laugh if you lose. However, many regard it as their only chance to change things. Like trying to restore a damaged toy in hopes it would work one day. You see the issue? Toy remains broken.
If people can perceive gambling as an enjoyable pastime rather than a way out, maybe they wont put all their eggs in one basket, right?
Or to mke it short, as long as they have money that they can bet, that mindset of maybe the next bet is my lucky shot. That thinking is always on their mind and that makes them more hooked up in gambling.
It is true, like what you said, gambling is like any other game, as long as you continue to play, it becomes your hobby and a goal of winning, in the end you'll end up getting addicted with unimaginable losses.
Yes it is for people who have entered the addiction zone, as we know that they will be willing to do anything just to gamble including making several loans to the people around them, none other than that because of their wrong mindset, which always assumes that "maybe in this experiment I will be lucky to restore the defeat in the previous time", as you said and indeed that is always what is in the minds of those who are already addicted. And well that's what addiction is, it always involves greed and curiosity.
I think it's better for them to start changing their wrong mindset, don't look for victory or income in gambling because obviously the reciprocity will never be expected, and it is very likely that you will not accept the defeat that comes. Yes, I understand that for those who are already addicted, it is quite difficult because they are almost completely dominated by lust and curiosity, but I am sure they can slowly change it, oh well here I will emphasize more for those who have just come to gambling, please don't care about other people's wins even though they are very tempting, believe me it's just a trap for your mindset. You never know how many defeats the person suffered until he finally won. So the point is you have to be wiser and realistic about this gambling.