Well that's true as most people with good financial management skills don't tend to gamble. They see it as unnecessary risk, and reward ratio is too low. But i personally know some people with good financial management skills that just love gambling so much that they want to take the risk. They are just good at keeping seperate balances for it so that they won't be blowing their budget. Not every gambler gets so addicted that they want to compromise their budget. Those are just the addicts you hear about. Lots of people with addiction that are battling against it every day can manage their addiction. And i am not at all downplaying others problem with gambling. I am just saying that it's definitely not for everyone.
I think not all, not all people who wants to gamble has the reason for it to gain more. Some of those people who knows how to manage their money also gamble because they just want to have fun, most of the people I know prefer traditional ones because they want to see their amigos and amigas in gambling. We can't deny the fact that those people who fall into addiction are the ones who doesn't have a lot of money or those who believe that gamble will be their only want to get rich.
when you are talking about gambling , it is stupid to believe that someone is completely playing just to have fun and not to at least win , because the reality here is that of course some of us wanted to have fun when playing but one part of their mind and heart are aiming to win though they will accept the losses
in which means there are not 100% of fun and enjoying but of course some part are to win.
but what you said is also correct that some of them wanted to play with their buddies but remember that all the money the come to gamble are the amount to risk , while one will win then meaning others must lose.
yes they all have fun but not all are successful in their plans .
so yes they play to have fun but they also play to win.