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From the topic of your post I will say that what every gambler have in common is hope to win, whether you're gambling for fun or to make money we all like to win.
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As a general dynamic, I'd like to know what you do when you're not gambling. I mean, I don't expect you to tell me about your life. The question is more focused on: What activity you do is above gambling? I mean, something you prioritize in your life more than gambling, or what you like to do. What would make you stop watching the Champions League final, for example?
You make it sound like gambling holds a very high place in the life of gamblers, it might be so for some but people like me I priotize a lot of things over gambling. For me God above all then my family, they come first before anything else, I priotize their interest in any decisions that I take. My wife don't mind that I gamble because I'm responsible but assuming gambling is causing problem in my home I should've stopped it because I value my relationship most. Don't take gambling too seriously because it is not a job that guarantees you sure income.