Honestly, the answer of this changes depending on my mood and what I play and how much money I have.
Sometimes, I play on sportsbooks because it increases the fun I get from soccer matches, I used to watch them and get bored very easily because the results were always boring no matter who won unless something major is going on (like champions league is always fun but is regular season game is still fun?) so I gamble on the game and watch it and get a lot more fun.
If I gamble on dice or something similar then I usually gamble as low as possible and don't spend too much money, I just want to pass some time since I am bored and dice could give me some reason to kill time a bit. And sometimes I gamble on poker because it is the most fun I could get if it goes well and it is not so well if it is not going well, 50%-50% chance of having a great fun or being upset depending on cards I get dealt.
As long as you play gambling for the sole purpose of entertainment, you wont do it on regular basis and strict schedule. Majority of the gamblers do that. The main reason behind this is their different approach. They consider gambling as a good way to make money without doing any real hard work. This belief has no truth in it. People should try to gamble with the same mindset as yours.
But how about the losses you're having when you're playing gambling only for entertainment, doesn't it bother you, or if you have a family, doesn't your wife nag at you always for spending your money in gambling that you should have spend instead in your family needs, like being a good father buying groceries, milk for your babies, clothes, or paying rent if you don't have a house yet?
The main thing of this debate is the losses, that is where we should put our attention on to see what lies ahead in our future, or it will become too late. Your fun or entertainment will not help you when you've become broke in gambling, lucky for you you're still not addicted on it.