For some people maybe yes, but for others it’s not. Who would work hard just to lose at the end of the day? A life like that would be tiring, you work only to lose it to gambling. In the end you’re just making casinos richer while making your own life miserable.
If you have that kind of mindset, I don’t think it’s normal for a responsible person. Maybe these people should be checked, because they might not commit crimes now, but in the future they could if they get too addicted. Gambling should only be seen as entertainment. If you work just to gamble, then you’re treating it like a responsibility or a basic need, which is already wrong.
This is a very ridiculous thing if you think about it but it's actually some people's reality, they work hard and they have nothing to show for...to people who don't know that they are gamblers they might wonder where all their money goes to because there's nothing that shows an evidence of that type of amount they make...working to gamble is like pouring water in a basket, its a waste hard work