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?
That feeling of do or die situation is nothing but chasing losses, that is just your brain which is overriding reasoning with mental shortcuts like illusion of control & the near miss illusion, also calls out for must win bets. The pleasure jolts that we feel actually reinforce each small victory or near miss which further promotes the emotion of trying again. The gambling then becomes an addiction rather than a decision. you will find many good way to seek excitement but you dont have to face financial losses, like matched betting which is a mathematical game where stakes do not really matter. investing through DCA or prize linked savings means excitement & real savings security. you have to find out the main issue, what is it? it is actually -chasing the losses- mentality, not actually the path.