Yea, I remember that too, when I newly started gambling, over excitement was making me want to risk so much even when I was losing, I just thought I will win them all back but I didn't, it was a lessons learned from early time and I'm glade I did realize the negative side of it quite on time, the reason for such action was definitely to win and become successful that's why I do say many mistakes that bettors make is because they were intending to become rich through gambling.
The mentality of lowering your expectations on a bet and not assuring profits should be cultivated in most bettors. Betting might not have more harm than good if done rightly or responsibly because there are people who have won life-changing bets by a few odds and choose not to bet ever again.
It has a bit of a similarity to trading, by minimizing the risk and betting on one or two games is best assured. But the greed is always in the picture, as people would always want to make more with less which is almost an impossiblibility.
Sports betting or gambling might not really be as bad if we take proper risk management. Knowing when to stop and when to keep going, not letting greed make the best of us.