If the person I am referring to had not gambled in online casinos and invested this amount of money in bitcoins, he would have made a substantial half profit today, even after paying off his debts.
Doing the right thing is not as easy as doing the wrong thing. Gambling is fun, investing in bitcoins is no fun, so you will see more people who will consider gambling faster than they would consider investing in bitcoins. Gambling can also be a way to make quick money, Investment is a slow process. There are many impatient people who cannot wait for their investment to give them profits, so they just choose the fast way which is to gamble their way to profit. It doesn't end up that way for all gamblers, many just like the person in the story in trying to make money from gambling end up running into losses.
These 2 options will give you different results if you handled it in a contained manner especially gambling.
You will enjoy gambling if you are just playing for entertainment and is just using spare money.
But when you start loaning money, that's when you will start to have problems after problems.
And so with investment in btc, if you happen to borrow money and lose in the process, it is the same as gambling.
So if you will venture in these 2 activities, you will have less problems if you are spending the money that you can afford to lose.
Investing in bitcoin and gambling is quite the same, why? Simple, because investing in bitcoin is risky and dangerous if it isn't handled with care, proper experience, and knowledge. It's like gambling your capital on something, but that something has a higher chance of earning than pure gambling, as if you have the necessary equipment, tools, and knowledge in bitcoin, you can earn as much as you want, unlike in gambling, where the odds of earning are not that huge. You are more likely to lose money than to profit, which will bring you more misery. So if you have a wise mind and good decision-making, you will choose to gamble in bitcoin, not in gambling. You can play gambling, yes, but keep in mind that the assurance or profit will never be yours. Gambling will give you money at some point, but the losses if you look back are far greater.