The reason many people are trapped is because they cannot accept the defeat that occurred and this is actually wrong behavior.
Every gambler must have the hope of winning. No gambler is happy with a loss. The attitude of not accepting defeat is indeed the background of gamblers who can gamble emotionally. Gamblers are likely to lose control of the bets they make. This is because of their desire to recover the money they have lost. I see it more in the psychological unpreparedness of gamblers. So they understand the risk of loss in gambling but are unable to control their own emotions to determine limits.