I do think that gamblers who take gambling activities seriously have their motivation come from the amount they envision and hope to win, hence why they remain persistent in gambling instead of quitting after winning a little.
A gambler with a winning amount in mind, gambles much more and can become easily addicted than a gambler just gambling for fun and without a particular winning amount in mind.
In essence the thought process a gambler focuses on during any gambling activities will determine if such a gambler would gamble much more or lesser than normal and also, if such a gambler would become successful at their gambling endeavors.
What are your thoughts?
I have a very clear idea about your question. Firstly, I agree with you that playing for fun is more useful than playing for money or winning. But I would like to point out a number of cases when a person comes to gambling for pleasure, but over time the thirst for money outweighs it in favor of a big win and the pleasure stops and perhaps even addiction occurs. I want to say that for each person similar processes can occur differently.