I have always seen addiction in it’s various forms as taking you to your amazing place like climbing Mount Everest or Diving the Great Barrier Reef. It may not be good for you but it sure is exciting. Gambling is a alternative to life, a BTL Better Than Life experience that sure beats the mundane reality of standing at a bus stop on a snowy April morning.
Once the Bandit has had roller-coaster max steaks trips to the top of Everest, fought off yetis and bears on the way and still come out of top then walking to the top of the local hill is not going to do it for him. The kick ain’t there on low steaks.
He’ll always be dreaming of the big mountain in the far off distance and those polar bears.