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Gambling will let you win but most of the time you lose. One thing I realize from this game gambling will never ever lead you to a successful life it will only make your life miserable especially when you were not giving limitations to yourself. My mother and father is a a gambler so I know the situation of being a gambler because that what I observed.
There are actually people who are considered successful gamblers and gambling was somehow their profession (there's a thread here about it). But it surely took them a long time before being an expert. For ordinary people, there could be a tendency that they will loose their sense of self control and the result would be a miserable life.
I think it's good that you know the situation of a gambler because of your parents. With that, I'm sure you want to be better than them. Not as a gambler but as an individual.