That's the beginning of gamblers experiencing addiction because they don't give up and continue gambling and hope that one day they can win if they continue playing but if they don't continue gambling they will think they have missed the opportunity to win. So they continue gambling with the ambition to win but that's what it is the beginning of their destruction and they will find it difficult to control themselves because of their belief that it is difficult to stop and continue to survive. Even though winning from gambling is when you can stop gambling when you have experienced defeat. If you continue you will only continue to be a loser.
Indeed, sometimes seeing the thoughts of gamblers like this is quite sad because they expect too much from gambling games to produce big profits for them. Which makes these gamblers seem addicted and find it difficult to control themselves when they lose and try to catch up on the losses they have used even though the cause of the gambler is addicted because they pursue their ambitions without realizing that these gamblers are doing it and are not aware that one day they will become addicted to gambling.
Apart from that, there are gamblers who think that the more often they gamble, the closer they will be to winning, whether that's true or not, but in my opinion that's not a guarantee. I only think that it might be an encouragement for them themselves to continue gambling in order to get big wins so that they don't stop gambling when they have experienced defeat and have even experienced consecutive defeats which have made them lose quite a large amount of money. I think the ambition they have is good, it's just that they have misplaced their ambition, because the ambition they have can actually make them fall deeper into gambling and make it even more difficult for them to get out when they have fallen deeper into gambling. Apart from that, there have been many cases where gamblers who have fallen into gambling and become addicted to them cannot get out, even though they can, the chances are very small. It's true that you say that winning at gambling cannot be seen from money alone, but with actions taken wisely it is also a victory because when we can stop at certain moments it is one of our wins in terms of self-control.
Even though it looks sad for gamblers who have thoughts like that, it is a consequence of the actions they take, and I think before that they may already have an awareness of the risk of loss that will occur but they still put it aside because the winnings they have in mind dominate them more, so they still carry out actions that are dangerous and carry great risks.