I met a friend who used about $1 to play gamble to win about $2500 in a game of different matches, all the early games went well but the last game cut which made him loose the game. This lose made him to be sick for 3 days, the reason for his reaction was not because of the money he used to bet but he felt so bad because he has already put all his hope on the money he would have won.
People needs not to put all their hope in games they are not sure of winning, because relying on it can be very dangerous to the mental health. Play gamble and remove your mind from the money that will be gained till it is achieved.
If though it's true I am not going to feel missed out, he is just luck, maybe he should try doing the same the next day and let's see if he will get such a reward again, this type of luck happens once in a Blue Moon for gamblers, many don't even see such wins before, so this isn't a story to motive someone like me, I am means and cold to gambling altogether.
I do gamble still but the money use isn't going to ever hurt if I lose it to gamble, it's nice using small money to win some amount of money, even if it's not as much as who OP used in is topic, assuming this person keeps using $1 every day to gamble, that's $30 per month and of this person is earning over hundreds of dollars he will be fine with gambling on the long run.
Can you complain of losing money in gambling when all you lose in a day is $1? This is what I expect from smart people, and when you will maybe 15 dollars it's still a lot because all you use is a dollar, think about how much you are losing instead, and leave how much you can win because that thought can get you addicted or make you increase your amount you are willing to lose.