Yep, you got me, I meant that
do think of it as a means of entertainment

Thanks for pointing that out! Appreciated.
The point is some people will use gambling as a mean of entertainment but many will approach it with too much hope and see in it a way to change their lives, most of the times being wrong on that
This changed everything
Would you agree that self-control varies a lot from person to person?
Yes as you said that it is "some" of them and not all, meaning there are some others who are on the wrong path, and I think we all know about the biggest mistake of gamblers where they come with the aim of changing their fate for the better as you said, making gambling a solution to overcome financial problems is a very wrong idea.
I think the reason is clear that victory is always not based on any certainty and guarantee while the risk of defeat always lurks every time you run a session, simply maybe like 50-50, meaning defeat will always be another possibility when you are imagining victory.
Yes I agree, self-control does tend to vary because everyone tends to be different.