I know everyone has played gambling and have experience the losses and the winnings. Some may have won life changing money from gambling while other may have lost their life savings through gambling.
It will be nice if everyone can tell if the gambling has been lucky for them or the gambling have made their life even more miserable than before ?
People come in gambling having big dreams, have you seen your dreams full filled or you have face the biggest nightmare of your life ?
Where is the third option of making neutral because that is what I would choose.
I did lose a significant amount of money in gambling in the initial days trying to chase losses.
But after a point it was clear that I can sustain long like this in gambling and after that I gambled with less amount thus not losing more.
It is a good thing that you are able to cope with the losses. Many gamblers are remorseful when they lost a lot of money and keep on coming back until they ruin their financial system. Only a few gambler are like you that are able to continue gambling and be able to control yourself to minimize your losses after huge losses. I bet you are able to recover some of your losses and you are able to control yourself in the amount you have to allocate in your bankroll so that your future losses won't take a toll on your financial needs.
It was a neutral experience to me and did not impact much on my life. It did teach me many things though.
Isn't it a more beneficial experience for you despite the losses because you are able to learn many things?