A lot of new gamblers sees it as a do or die affair if they don't win their games and that is why they turn out to be more addicted in gambling because they keep on chasing their losses and ends up becoming a liability/ burden to their families, now the question is must you gamble to make money?
Are there no other means to make money or become wealthy except through gambling?
After knowing fully that gambling wins are not guaranteed, some persons don't even win at all within a year then why having such mentality of making money through gambling, or is it that their is a certain phenomenon attracting people to gambling that is difficult to understand aside from the entertainment aspect of gambling, because it's really funny to see most people nowadays gambling for money and not for the entertainment aspect even if we have little mindset of winning some day.
Obviously, there are other ways to make money, but there are people who see gambling as the way out since it does give you a chance to win a sizable amount of money, even if you only bet a small amount.
As for whether "there is a certain phenomenon attracting people to gamble", yes, there is, I mean, people are attracted to the chance of winning big, and there are people who are attracted to gambling due to adrenaline. If you want a more detailed explanation about it, there are studies on why people are attracted to gambling.