It is true that gambling should be done only for fun, not even used as a place of livelihood, it will destroy us if we make gambling as a livelihood. I usually gamble to fill my free time when I am resting from work and getting rid of fatigue after work. And if I'm not doing it for fun then I'm going to be more stressful for it. But still even if it's just having fun, we should know the limits and not try to go beyond them.
I will tend to agree but we couldn't discount the fact that many gamblers are also looking to make money, maybe they really need it or if someone just spend some money and win and go home to his family to bring that money, it's really hard to say what's everyone intention now. So yeah, it might not be a waste because that's what gambling is, we take the risk with our money, and we wanted to win, maybe hit the jackpot or lotto and make our life easier. We've heard so many stories about this one, from rag to riches, and on the contrary, horror stories two of individual losing all their money to gambling because they can't control themselves. But it's human nature though, since the introduction of gambling, we play we want fun, but at the end of the day, it's all about betting and hoping that we can win big.
But such thoughts would be better avoided. we know that when we gamble it is most likely that we will lose and if we win, the percentage is small compared to defeat.
Thus if you place your bet, have the guts to face the result because no one force you to do so. If you can't stand losing your money then don't gamble. Because it's a must that you can handle yourselves regardless of the result.