Gambling with high expectations is not advisable the game is supposed to be for entertainment and not to get your hopes high on getting money to solve your problems. Anytime I gamble with the mindset of planning to use my wins for something it always ends up going sideways. You can never control the outcome all you have to do is gamble responsibly and don't think about an amount of money that is not in your possession
I agree with you. Gambling with the thought of winning and making it a goal is a big mistake in thinking. As you said we cannot control the amount of winnings. If someone has lost $100 and then thinks of targeting a win of $150 and stops, believe me you will not really be able to stop spinning your bets. You have to think that gambling will cost you money because it is part of having fun. The winnings you get will be used again in future bets. So stop thinking of earning money from gambling if you are a daily gambler.