The same way i love to play games,i may spent a full day playing ,for me isnt sickness is pure pleasure,soo gambling at my vision is the same,people know the risks and beneficts it may bring.Soo one thing is sure we all have something we cant live without and we do it for a long time all days,being sex,drugs,alchool,gambling,any other thing ,its a fact.
very obvious gambling is a sickness. because it can be addictive and can ruin a person's life.
and all of it is dependent on the views of each person, the purpose for playing gambling.