In my opinion, if one has friends who peer pressure one onto gambling more than we are comfortable with or even chase money on casinos, one needs to keep some distance from them as soon as possible, specially when we talk about gambling sessions.
That kind of people may not be actual friends, they could only be seeking to have entertainment watching others to wager money and gain amusement from the misfortune when one ends up losing all.
I would rather to have some friends which encouraged me to socialize or practice some sports.
Friends ofcourse leads one to start to gamble, it's usual how these things works, but we ought to know when and when not to gamble. I preferred entertainment over the gambling which I see to be a boring and losing activities. Gambling is legal and growing fastly acrossed countries. The developing countries have the highest number of gamblers, why? Because it's citizens looks for every means to generate income for themselves since they are not satisfied with the income they get from their jobs and some don't even have a job.