There's nothing wrong with gambling, especially if it's not prohibited in your area, as long as you are aware and responsible for what you're getting into. That's what a player who wants to try gambling should remember: don't become addicted. Because once you become addicted, it will be difficult for you to get out. You'll end up spending more time on gambling than on more beneficial things. If you're always in the gambling scene, you may be influenced to develop other bad habits like drinking and smoking, and you might even get addicted to those until your life loses its meaning because everything is affected: your health, your money, your relationships with old friends, and especially your family. So, just treat gambling as a form of entertainment and don't take it too seriously.
Alcohol consumption and cigarette smoking habits are more likely to be related to lifestyle, wealth and environment than to gambling. If a person has learned to be responsible about gambling, he or she is more likely to be responsible about other things in his or her life. If a person does not know how to limit himself in something, he will find problems anywhere - whether it is food, alcohol, smoking, sex, etc. Therefore, it is not right to blame gambling at all.
