This is the simple truth, if you think about your financial status, you can hardly go wrong because at that point you will be gambling with what you can afford to lose. But if your mind is fixed on the potential win, you will not think straight because you will have the justification to do anything to achieve it. Most addicted gamblers started by looking at what they can achieve through gambling, forgetting that gambling is supposed to be mainly for passive income and not a source of income.
Yes, if you follow your financial status, you can often control your emotions. Gambling sites make you lose as much as you win. This happens for all types of games. However, our mind is such that we do not keep big losses but keep small wins in mind and continue gambling.
No matter what your financial status is, if you want to gamble, it is not in your mind. Then tension is created in your mind and panic sets in. To tell the truth, I am currently in debt of $1800, but I do not stop gambling. Sometimes I lose $100-200, but if I had lent that money, the amount of the debt would have been reduced. Gambling is actually a different thing that roots the mind.