Gambling is not to make profit so don't get it twisted. You are to gamble for fun in order for you not to see gambling as a means of making a fortune and get carried away. You should gamble to the lowest minimal with very little amount of money that you can afford to lose so that you can control yourself from getting addicted. Putting profits first is a misplaced priority.
Some people especially the newbie gamblers will think that gambling is for making money because they do not understand what gambling is until they learn their lessons. I guess he is a newbie that has just started to gamble maybe for some weeks or months and later noticed that he is losing than winning. I like the fact that he is understanding already what gambling is.