When we got winning many times, that can lead us to spend more and more because winning is satisfying and we want to have those feelings. I think that is happening to many gamblers and we end up losing all of the money and can not recover the losing money. So remember, when we can win for some rounds, taking a break will be the way for us to lowering the tension because of the winning before. By doing that, we can think clear of what we will need to do and save the winning money.
Not just winning makes people increase their bets but also losing. It is not just about winning or losing in gambling but it is about being responsible. You need to stop when you feel it is enough and you will not tolerate your own rules. Gambling is just a sort of entertainment. If you take it too serious, you cant afford the negative outcome (the worst can be the same as OP' story)
There is a simple way to be a responsible gambler: Set your daily limit. Ex: you will only gamble 20$ a day and stop when you lose $20
Everybody knows the daily limit but from saying it to implementing it is a huge gap.Many people can't stick to it although they set a daily limit.They get mad when they lose this limit and say I just want to hit a few more spins and quit but this leads them to losing everything.