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I'm agreeing with this. The moment to put in your bet or your capital in a position that you think of would win, you already lost that money. Because you already handed it out for risk. Unless you withdraw it as a win and reflecting in bank account then it's already true. What I mean is that you lose in this game in order to win. So how can you expect this as a primary source of income if you are also constantly losing your money. In gambling it is very random and much more like a game of luck. In fact 95% percent of the participants lose and only 5% wins.
Yes, basically, how I see it, the moment you place a bet, you basically are paying for a service.
That service is the hope to win some money. It doesn't matter if you get it or not, you already paid for that service.
In general, you will lose more than what you win. That's just how the game is.
If you prefer to see it as entertainment, that's ok, but if you see it as an investment, you will have a bad time.