I always hear stories of friends who always lose playing online gambling. I don't know what his purpose to tell his story to me. even it's clear, his story makes him look stupid.
Besides that, in another place, Many young people around to me still play slot gambling even don't have a job and always lose. I wonder where they get the money for deposits? and why they repeat that?. I don't know what the reason reason that doesn't bother them, they should have given up, and changed the game that makes them profitable. if I always lose in the game, I will change the type of game, example If I always lose on a slot, I will change the type of game like sports betting until my capital is back and try the luck again to the slot.
I fully agree with you, this doesn't sound like a rational behavior and your friends need to take a hard look at their actions. If you really only lose in gambling and never make any profit then something is definitely wrong. Nobody can be so unlucky forever, maybe it's just a losing streak he will eventually get out from. How reliable are your friends and how well do you know them? Maybe they are bit negative in general and prefer to focus on their losses and not their wins? Slots are a bit tricky, because there is the whole jackpot system behind it. You could play slots all your live and never break even, but one day win the jackpot and make a huge profit. My experiences with slots also haven't been that great and I always take breaks from time to time, only to return again. The brain keeps playing tricks on me, because I like to focus on one single type of slot games and will only stick to it all week. And then my brain tells me if I keep playing here I am definitely going to win the jackpot. It's like a compensation for sticking around so long. Obviously this is not true and rational behavior should block out such thoughts quickly. Switching around other type of games makes more sense and helps to clear our head.