At some point, it could make you the role of a king, but at the same time, it could make you the role of a beggar. And by that, I hardly think gambling could be a stress-reliever to the majority of people
That point also bothers me
Deep inside, somehow I don't buy into this theory about gambling being a stress-reliever in general. On the contrary, I'd rather say it gives us an adrenaline rush which makes us feel alive (again) when we feel bored. Put differently, there is no relief of stress as our inner and subconscious longings for gambling are more about receiving some portion of stress instead of getting rid of it. Whether you can control the amount of this stress and keep it manageable is another question, though
That is exactly the most common mistake of the gamblers are committing every day of their lives. Let me give another example, let's say there is a rich guy who is bored if making too much money, or let's say he is bored of everything, so he wanted to spice things up a little bit in his life, so the first thing that come up to his mind is gambling, and then he gambled, either he lose or win (but losses most of the time), and that goes the same to a regular guy who makes average salary for a living.
The whole point here is that, we only have one thing in mind to cure our boredom, and treated gambling as an entertainment even though it is not, we are just convincing ourselves it is because we are out of option, or too scared try other things out. I think we have to come out of our comfort zone in order to avoid the consequence we might face when we plays gambling.