You are inviting peace of mind when you choose Bitcoin as your long term investment instead of gambling, Bitcoin as investment is like a retirement fund that you will be paid in the coming 10 years, and it's certain, but gambling is like trying to have all those money that should take you 10years in a single day, which one is more realistic?
I don't know how people get lost in gambling so much that it start to affect their lives, are they not just trying to deceive themselves? I am into gambling too but I do it for fun reasons and getting lucky with what I can afford to lose, my gambling doesn't pass using $10 in a week and when I can afford $20 too, in return I only want $100 -$1000 if I am very lucky, how can this small amount ruin my life?
But people are too greedy, if a stranger is a gambler they are probably very greedy, the few I know are so greedy that they risk all money they make from their work to gamble because they want to build houses and have dream cars very quickly, their thinking turn into a source of punishment for them, the lack of facing reality.
Humans are naturally greedy, but those who resort into gambling are like taking shortcuts to satisfy theirselves with exceptional amount of income, and that’s the wrong side of it, since there is no free or easy money in reality. If you win huge amount, know that it will also go back to the casino if you decide to gamble continuously.
However, if you chose to invest your funds in bitcoin and hold it for long term, you are sure that you will yield significant amount of returns if you stick to your goal and not selling it earlier than your target selling price. While gambling can offer you too good to be true amount of profits, investing in bitcoin on the other hand ables you to be more hopeful as you are preparing your retirement soon with bitcoin long term hodling.