I get a nice high with the possibility of winning 
Keep it up if that's what you are feeling well who knows you might ending up big you will not know unless you try but gambling is risky better be careful in wasting money that much.
once one gets addicted to gamble, win big won't stop them keep playing more and more, endlessly till they lose. he didn't say anything about addiction but i think he was explaining his reason for his gambling addiction.
I think we had the same opinion regarding this addiction in gambling is certainly the urge in playing even if they keep on losing but his addiction comes from his winning he gets addicted through winning a lot.