I have never achieved anything that I could be proud off from gambling. I only consider gambling a fun activity and all I achieved from gambling is the entertainment only. I'm not someone with a very good luck especially when it comes to gambling but I really enjoy the gambling session and that's more than enough for me.
Maybe you take up gambling as a pastime but few people like you take up gambling as a pastime. Most gamblers choose gambling not as a pastime but as a source of income. I have learned only one lesson in my life that gambling can never bring anything good in a person's life. It helps in creating social disorder as well as organizing strife and major crimes. A gambler can commit the heinous crimes of kidnapping and woman abuse in addition to theft and robbery to manage his money.
Well, you are not wrong there. Gambling can never be good, especially for those trying to use it as a source of income. That way, it becomes a serious habit and it's never a good thing especially if you are risking your money for it.
Also, it can become a stressful way of life especially if you are losing and can never get t back up again. You will just keep on chasing your losses and as it goes farther it gets more difficult to get back what you had lost.
I think the safest way is just to consider it as a game to pass the time because that's what it was meant for. Enjoy the game and just use the funds that you think you won't get hurt even if you lose it.