Yeah I heard a story from my brother in law where he knows a man that had to move back with his parents due to gambling. Self discipline is needed, I put like money in a sportsbook each NFL season and it adds to intrigue of games, but I am well off enough that it doesn't matter and I am disciplined enough to not double down. However, I may also be lucky enough that sports gambling wasn't very accessible in my formative years. It's strange, but my mind always comes back to BTC, and how many people are practicing financial nihilism at young ages because the future prospects aren't great. Leading to more and more risky behavior, including betting away your income/savings in hopes to make it vs attempting to make it.