This is because I have many friends who I go to the bar with to watch the games.
If there was no gambling, it wouldnt be as fun to watch the games at the bar.
I dont know if to quit is to quit yourself but you will be like a much different person if gambling is not part of your every day life.
I think in the bar, there is another game that you can play with your friends and maybe you can play billiards but don't use the money for the winner. you can try to quit gambling if you really want to and I think you can try to build another habit so you don't have to feel that something is missing. and I don't think that quit gambling will make you become different person besides becoming a better person without gambling in your life.
Everyone must have a different view and I'm sure that gambling will only bet on a fortune, a luck that will not come!