losing a few dollars is fine, at least I can gain experience from each of my bets at a few different casinos.
for me winning is just a bonus and losing is a lesson. because at first gambling was just for the sake of having a little fun with the luxury of sacrificing a few bucks to entertain myself. I also understand that betting will have bad days and lucky days, but if we always gamble with a calm heart and think of it as having fun, luck will come soon.
Gambling responsibly and betting for fun is a mindset that must be instilled because when playing seriously it will make us keep playing until we lose a lot of money, so playing without having to target big wins, as you said winning is a bonus and losing is a lesson important, it must be instilled before playing and I often play like that with the mindset of having fun so that when I lose there is no problem for me.