Some players love to chatter about gambling in person, but others have gathered in dedicated online communities to discuss strategy, brag about their wins, or admittedly share their own stories as a warning to others.
They crave the validation of their peers whenever good luck smiles on them and produces a hefty win that gives them a heady feeling of warmth.
Gambling is often advertised as a lonely business, but the truth is gamblers are social creatures by definition.