When rich people throw away $ 10,000 just for prestige and pleasure, poor people throw away their $ 100 to get tens of thousands of dollars. The conclusion is, what position are you in right now when you are gambling?
Look, everyone wants to make money from Gambling. The difference is that rich people can afford to lose a lot of money, which some of us cannot even imagine. Meanwhile, middle-class and poor people try to make some quick money from Gambling. In 99% of cases, we lose the money and hope for the best next time. But most of us never manage to make something big.
I sometimes think that those gamblers could have made some good money if they hadn't gambled that money. If a gambler gambles $50 a week, that is $200 a month and over $2.5K a year. This is good money if they belong to a third-world country. They can easily buy a bike with that money.