I'd agree, if you absolutely HAVE to gamble I'd rather it was sports betting where at least there is a tiny semblance at least of skill involved, knowing teams and players etc, but even in this there is sometimes a big upset and everyone is shocked, at which point all the analysts and knowledgeable people stand up and say "damn, that's betting for you."
Truly gambling really is very shocking indeed, even if you had a knowledge in a certain way you can truly never tell if your gonna get the jackpot or not and I think that is the real essence of gambling and that what excite most players because nobody would expect who's really gonna win in the end.