Most times people gamble when they are broke thinking and believing that they will make money but ends up losing even the remaining small money that is in their hand , gambling when you are broke is one of the worst things that anyone can do because when anyone is broke there are alot of things that are going on in the mind of such a person and for gambler's the huge to gambling will come on propelling then to gamble that they will bounce back, this is what many gambler's has experienced so we should try as much as possible not to gamble while we are broke as it will lead to more worries and regrets
This topic just remind me of something that happened back then during our (SSCE) exam, a friend of my was broke to the extent that he couldn't afford to pay any of his tuition fees, meanwhile this guy have been struggling all alone without depending from his Love ones/relatives as his parents is not well to do. However when the (SSCE) was fast approach things became very tough for him because he never had the space to go for side hustling as he used to, a day before the starting date the guy became worried as he was roaming from one angle to the other looking for who will lend him some money to enable him clear his outstanding bills, but all his efforts was in vain. And he came up with the idea of gambling with the little money that is Left with him, as God may have it the guy won the sum of 15k back then things was still very cheap as 15k is such a huge amount of money back then.
At this point most people will consider it as smartness, that's those set of people that doesn't know the disadvantage. reason been that he hit a bit multiplayer who knows what would have become of him if the outcome turns out the other way round, I think he was so lucky to win, moreover I think the issue is somehow complicated. But for the fact that things turns out to work as he expected does not mean that it will also work the same for others, as it is not advised for someone to gamble with his only left over.