Dont get this twisted, every cent counts and dont get carried away with that phrase that gambling with a small amount take ways the impact of loses and the feeling that comes with that.
In gambling, fun comes from winnings, regardless of the amount, same goes with loses too, no gambler ever have fun losing, so there is no such thing and gambling with amount you can affords to lose.
That is us just being sarcastic, trying to point out rhe lesser evil between gambling with huge amount or gambling with small amount.
Yeah, every money counts. If you ever gets in need of money then it becomes obvious why every amount counts. This is why I don't even subscribe to the thinking that people can actually gamble for fun. Like you mentioned and I agree too that fun comes from winning. Practically, it is difficult to win which means that the gambler will not be having fun gambling since winning is not steady and certain due to the unpredictability and probability which characterize gambling. Even when people gamble to show support for a favorite team, they end up doubling their pain, one for losing money and secondly for watching the favorite team lose especially in a highly competitive game that have something at stake. As long as a gambler wishes to win then no amount is affordable when he is not getting the win.