I wonder about this because I remember a few years ago playing a triple jackpot I dreamed of, in the old-school lottery, the one where you only bet on a number of 001:999, something similar to the Daily 3 or Pick 3 in the United States. I don't know if these types of games still exist today, but I clearly remember that the time I bet on that winning number was the first and last time I bet on that lottery. I know it was pure luck. Besides, the odds weren't unreasonable; 1/1000 is something that could happen.
For this same reason, despite having been very lucky that day, I never tried again. There was no stimulating factor that would lead me to try betting on that lottery again. So I assume the winnings don't constitute a large enough percentage of the stimulant to make someone become a gambler overnight.
I think it must be an accumulation of stimulating factors that make certain types of bets seem attractive to us, based on our personal tastes.
What do you think?
It depends. Small wins surely do not encourage you to gamble more as they are not relevant in making you feeling really good or enthusiastic. It is a totally different thing for example when you hit it big and hit the max win with a substantial bet, that surely makes you feel the euphoria and you are by default enthusiastic when such things happen. Normally you will see a lot more often small wins and extremely rare will be the max win, no longer than yesterday night I was watching Youtube videos of streamers where one guy was so bored that he was losing a lot while in the end he hit a massive 750x multiplier with great bet and he forgot everything, claiming it was worthy waiting these years for such a wonderful max win.