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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier
It's not the money people are after or addicted to, it's the "rush" they get at the end of a race or when their bet is about to come in (or get beat at the last second). Difference with betting terminals is that it's a "micro rush" repeatedly every 5 seconds. They all know that they're not going to "make a quick buck", they know they're losing money... They're just getting high 
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As a gambling addict who has never quite got to the level of problem gambler (being that I wasted every spare penny I had, rather than bill money) I would say its a bit of both.
My vice is bandits. Both online and in land casinos.
Its the rush AND the thought of maybe hitting it big. My addiction only started after a huge win (talking a few thousand). I know wins of that size are doable, having done it before (previously I had only won amounts like 200), and chase it. Both for the adrenaline rush, and for the cash.
Am currently having counselling for it as I know I could easily end up using every penny we have, which tbh, is not much at all anyway. But I always thinkl, just another big win would help us all so much when in reality, the little bits I have wasted over the years would have added up to that win a few times over