It looks like most of the user here believes that gambling is all about disadvantage, well i have to agree with them and to summary all their thoughts, gambling is base on how you greed you are. If you are too much greedy, then you will lose big but if you know how to be contented and to just have fun then gambling is good to you even if you are also losing.
I never felt this sense of positivity whenever I lose in gambling. Ever since I started to gamble before, my focus was solely on winning and not losing which slowly increases my addiction overtime.
Some people might argue that they view gambling as a form of entertainment but that only applies to people who have resources larger than most of the people who go there and gamble.
Going to casinos give the chances to meet lot of new faces so this can be an opportunity to make lot of friends for us.But gambling with our money is not going to help in making new friends.
Most people you would meet in the casino would be "friends" that would ask you for loans etc.
Reminds me of the dice website, I tried it for 5 minutes and got so many requests from people for loans and other shady stuff.
The existence of online gambling sites address anonymity factors, privacy, and convenience and I find it ironic that people continues this kind of attitude. What makes gambling (or any other hobby) harmful is the addiction you develop afterwards to the point that it affects the people around you. Without having self-control and discipline, it will slowly cloud your judgement which will eventually cascade to bad decision making.