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Sooner or later, they will addicted to gambling. Once that is happen, they will ruin everything they have and even their life.

Each gambling addicted is different. Being gambling addicted isnt something uncurbable and does not mean that everyone will ruin their lives with 100% probability. I think everyone who has tried gambling at least several times are already addicted, because they return to gambling anyway. We have different forms of addiction, someone return and gamble daily, someone on special occasions, someone gamble once each month. But that does not mean we all are moving towards ruining lives.

Right, there are people out there (specially those with a deep religious background) that believe being addicted to gambling is the same as gambling once a week or even once a month. In reality, addiction to gambling is not something which is definitive and will come to all of us as something which will have one hundred percent of chance to ruin our life.
The majority of us will lose some money, that is for sure, but we will retreat in time and call it a day before we even think of gambling with no ey we cannot afford to lose to our bad luck.

Comments like those only show who much stigma there is accumulated under the figure of gamblers and those who partake in any kind of activity which have anything to do with randomness.

That's why I only play with a certain amount and don't exceed it, because we've heard many times how it ends. Only those who are dedicated to betting and think about how to improve their game every day, follow the bankroll rules and control their emotions can increase their chances of success, but this also doesn't guarantee them 100% winnings. That's why I prefer to play only for small amounts and that's it, I don't want to think about what to do when I lose my savings, I've seen enough stories like that, I won't be one of them and I advise other players to think about it.