That is the reality of gambling addiction: after someone begins gambling and partakes in it for a while, it will be simple for them to become addicted because it has become ingrained in their habits, and maintaining their addiction will be extremely difficult even though they may be aware of the high costs involved. Instead, their goal is to win big one day and make up for all of their losses, unaware that this is the spirit of gambling addiction. Even if a person doesn't have any money to gamble, once they become addicted, they will undoubtedly hunt for ways to acquire it.
So far, according to my experience, the factors that make a person addicted are the environment and the personality of each person, for example, the person is easily provoked, so it is certain that he will easily become addicted. On the other hand, many of them enter the gambling zone through their environment. I think someone will realize that if they take it too far they will be wasting a lot of money, even knowing the risks one can quit or stop gambling. But in the end the problem is that curiosity is too high, so they always do it again based on their curiosity. A person who has entered the addiction zone will always feel that this time it seems that he will be able to get a big win in the hope of making up for his previous defeat. This cycle will continue and are not bound by time, if they still have money or valuables then they will continue to chase victory even though in the end defeat always dominates them.
My first experience in gambling was a day that my friend gave me some of the money he won from gambling. At first, he didn't tell me where he got the money from, but just said, Guy, keep this little amount with you. I was surprised and asked him where he got the money from, and he quickly started narrating the story for me of how he gambled and won a sporting bet. and easily I was so interested in being involved in gambling, so I quickly concluded that I would gamble with the little amount he gave me. So he introduced me to many betting sites and asked me to pick my choice, but I said no for that period, but let's join money together and bet from the site he won from, as it said no problem, and we bet on some matches at that particular time, but honestly, we were not lucky, we lost, and that is how I continue to try my luck, hoping that one day I will win.
So basically apart from social media one can also get information from the surrounding environment, as you mentioned that your friend told you about gambling, and indeed environmental factors really influence a person so that you are also interested in trying it and then have the opportunity to be in the addiction zone. Meanwhile, on the other hand, I hope you don't tell your other friends who are completely ignorant and have never experienced gambling. Because you may have felt negative things from some of the effects of gambling, to be honest I myself don't want to tell other people or teach them to gamble because I have experienced some bitter things in gambling and I don't want to lead other people to the same mistake as me.