Have any of you had any such feelings?
Yes and that's a normal feeling when we gamble and then we lose. We don't want to celebrate but instead we feel depressed, disappointed and devastated because we've just lost and that's about our emotion when the plan didn't go accordingly as we gamble.
Is there less human pressure if gambling is conducted in the same place with friends?
Maybe you'll enjoy more if you're with your friends because it's not going to be all about gambling but all about the get together and bonding that you'll be having with your friends. That's the reason why many want to gamble with their friends because about the talks, discussions and bond that they've missed all along. So, if this is going to be a fun thing you should gamble with your friends and that's all about having fun because when money is involved, you'd be disappointed and this bonding might be destroyed by it.