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Muscles posted...

So I get the appeal of gambling but I just don't see how it's so fun that people just keep throwing money at it until they lose 100s or 1,000s

yeah I would try to see it not as wagering money but actually as spending it. don't even see it as losing money. start with an amount, and if you consume that amount, you're "broke" and you stop. I did this once with $50 and poker; I didn't look at it that I "gambled" and lost $50, rather I spent $50 to play some poker.

(probably this works fine until you start winning a little, and then you can start to see the money you put in as an investment that has opportunity to grow, which then leads you to justify putting more money in; but this would be the mindset to avoid completely.)