You did the right thing, playing with small bets will minimize your losses and will not make you addicted in gambling. We should not let gambling into our life and we should just play it for fun and nothing more.
What's fun you get if you play in very short time?
I don't think small bettors can play in a very short time, cause it is better to bet small amount for you to play in a long run, because you can save some of your money so that you can bet several times. But if you bet large amount immediately you can lose also immediately.