Absolutely, being addicted with gambling is hardest disease to cure, that is an emotional disease where you cannot control your self and you just gamble regularly just to satisfied your cravings to it. When you gamble you cannot decided well so in the long run you will lose and might lead you to bankruptcy.
Yes Sickness thats a better word for Gambling. Its sort of sickness. It is just a pay for entertaining if you are just want to play to win you will lose everything, gambling is for fun not for living. But if you are lucky , you can be the richest in small amount of time.
you should manage with right balance and timing to quit. will help you to not lose too much.
Lucky or not, as person you shouldn't be addicted to anything because too much is never good for anyone.