Is it the game you started playing as a gambler that you still play till now? Is there any gambler in this place who was used to playing a particular game before but never was successful winning or did not win enough and then made up their mind that it was time for a change in the game you gamble on. Which game did you change from, and what did you change to? how long did you play the game that you are deciding to stop playing because of the bad outcomes?
I started gambling with sport betting and till today that is still what I do. Although I have a lot of stories to tell in my gambling experience both good and bad especially when I'm not highly good with my sport predictions. I have gotten numerous wins and losses but this never made me give up on it.
I would suppose this is the story of most gamblers as being able to beat the house is something only the professionals can do, while the stories of people being addicted, while more common are also rare as the majority of the gamblers out there understand this is simply a game and nothing more.
In my case I can pretty much say the same as you, with the only difference I started my gambling journey by playing poker, but eventually my interest for sport bets increased to a point in which I have not played poker for quite some time.