If yes, I’d like to hear your story. How did you justify it to yourself at the time?
As you wrote, "Man up!". You made a mess, now bear the consequences and solve the issue. Crying never helps, blaming others (even addiction) is foolish/childish... It's easier to point fingers at others, but it can be hard to take responsibility for your actions.
Those who wish will find a way, those who don't will find an excuse. Like in gambling, we need to pick a side and stand on it... It shows character and who we are.
They don't even need to man up, they can keep been the babies that they are but all they just have to do is risk only what they can afford to lose, then it's a byebye to all disasters that comes out of gambling and attack the greedy ones.
The blames, emotions and regrets are fueled by losing what you aren't ready to lose, it is very simply to understand, this is why I don't pity any gambler that decide to go the greedy part, everyone deserves what they get through gambling.
I don't have to make millions from gambling, not even the thousands, I got a job and investment plans for that, but people are so lazy this days that they want the miracle of escaping poverty through gambling, and when they lose big amount of money they start to blame the casino, yet they find it hard to believe that the house always win.