The thing is, as much as you enjoy it and you're not disregarding the life that you have right now then gambling is serving you good. But if you see it, as a fulfillment of life then you're doing it wrong. Just treat it like a hobby. Not a job because it would put you a stress. Not as an addiction because it will take away your life from your family or career. Just play it like how you play your guitar ono your past time. And maybe, you get some jackpot some times or even just penny win. As long as you enjoy it.
Can gambling be beneficial? In my opinion, only victory or profit provides benefits to them, what if we experience defeat, what are the benefits? Usually people who experience defeat will spend money again to catch up on previous losses and sometimes this can be an effect of addiction to gambling. Yes, many people say that gambling can be said to be a hobby in their life, because they can benefit from it. It is not recommended in this case to earn a living or for daily living needs, this is very dangerous for life.
There are other benefits in gambling apart from profit. It is only the profit side that most people focus on alone. You can use gambling to ease your nerves from stress. Gambling is a medium of entertainment but it is when you don't understand what gambling is, that you will gamble in a wrong direction.
Chasing losses are for people who want to make profit from gambling by all means, they will forget that luck is what brings the win and not by their excessive gambling. This is why in whatever one is doing that can lead to addiction need to be minimized.