Of course one is playing for the money in the end. If you don't want to win why you play in the first place?
We all want to win but it's different when you think of winning consistently as in that state, you need to be a serious gambler.
I am a gambler as well, I would call my activity playing for fun and of course I want to win but the reality will display which is I am losing most of the time.
Despite of that, I still have the fun especially if I'm gambling I will also experience winning though in the end I will still loss.
By gambling, we are not investing, we are spending, that's my principle in gambling.