In every rule, there is an exception but we also should not compare his life to us. The universe wants to make him win because of some particular reasons. If you devote your money and time with gambling, you will end up with a life completely opposite to him. Hardwork and dedication is really the key.
This is to remind us that gambling is all just about luck. It's just ironic to see that those who dedicate most of their time on gambling rarely wins. But those who just bets on a lottery occasionally are blessed by luck to have a chance to change their life.
Although many of us will try to do what he did, I think we don't have the same luck as him. We have a chance to lose money if we cannot win, and that will what we got in any gambling games. I think if we read a success story like that, many of them can win the money by coincidence and they never thought that they have a chance to win.