Were you became engaged in gambling because it was risky and exciting or there's any other reason? What's your position here?
For me, risk is a prevention factor in Gambling. That's the reason why I'm not really into it. I'm more on thinking that, "what if I lose?" more than thinking "what if I win?". Maybe some of you will say, "gamble just for fun", well for me, losing is not fun, maybe because I can't afford to lose the fruit of my hard work.
i think it depends on the person too.
some people are naturally more risk takers than others so they will always like the bigger risks so i guess you can say that Risk is the motivating factor for them but for others who generally stay away from taking risks, it can be a preventing factor that prevents them from even trying gambling in all their life.