Hi folks,
Yes, as the title says, I see a lot of negativity here with many people complaining. But the issue is not about the odds. You can win even when the odds are not in your favor.
I will explain: many random people everywhere in the world, managed on a random day to win at the national lottery, several millions $. Yet, the odds were not in their favor at all! National lotteries actually impose a much bigger margin (protection) to make sure they win more than they lose.
The point is: you can win big on a given day, if you get lucky. And yes luck strikes everywhere once in a while.
The main issue I see in those threads here is people totally addicted, investing a lot of money, chasing their losses, increasing their stakes after a loss.
The danger is the addiction, not the odds.
My opinion anyway.
I agree with your phrase that addiction is the danger and not the odds but these two variables are strongly correlated.
The odds are not in favor of you in order to play and play all the time because you think that you will win one time. But every time you lose and you bet again you get more addicted to gambling. Every individual who bets is somehow addicted (in my opinion). The best way to tackle it is self-control and by that, I mean that you don't have to bet all your savings. Lock the biggest portion and gamble with a small one. If you are lucky you will still win and make a profit.