It's true, in fact in life, people who think and hope to be greedy in gambling will definitely get a lot of money and of course will make their family happy too, but sometimes those feelings and hopes won't work because we don't know what obstacles we will experience later.
And it is true that most gamblers have good goals but end up with regrets and setbacks because maybe they did their gambling in the wrong and inappropriate way.
Not all gambles can be a successful gamblers. Thats the harsh reality what most of the gamblers don't accept. At first gambling may seem like a thing for fun but soon we realize it isn't. Its more like a addiction which an addict cannot get rid of. The more we play the more we get addicted never realizing the harm we are doing to ourselves and to our families.
And no gambler can achieve success in gambling unless they are a bookie and own their own casino, I think the idea of gambling just for fun is nothing but a statement for a defense for themselves, they are already aware that this activity causes a lot of financial problems, but they are still prevented from being able to act according to their common sense and stop everything because of the hope that becomes the basic foundation for them to keep pursuing victory in gambling which actually never ends. You are right about the more we play the closer we get to addiction and if you are already in that phase then what happens is that you will experience a lot of pressure from various problems that arise especially in terms of financial ruin. Therefore, there is nothing wrong with being open and admitting everything that you are addicted, and there might be some people close to you who can help you overcome your addiction.