i found a research which identified four psychological traits contributing to risk for problem gambling. these are the four Es:
escape, esteem, excess and excitement.
escape: when people try to find an escape from stress and all their other problems through gambling, more problem arises and addiction happens
esteem: when people try to find their value through materialistic things and wins in gambling, addiction happens
excess: when people gamble excessively, that is when addiction happens
and excitement: people get excitement from gambling and they no longer know how to stop and that's when addiction happens
this is my understanding of the four Es. do you agree or no?
I agree with your sense of reasoning but can just put all in a single sentence since characters is holding emotions States responsible with whatever that outcomes results for gamblers.
So yes these attributes of persons who gambles and desires a short way to be come rich through gambling can be tempting to lead to an addiction. Excessive gambling is already habit of an addicted while responsible gamblers would stick to their budgets and plans while excitement while excitement is a common thing but letting it carry your emotions away could lead to addiction.