That gambling shyt must be an addiction like no other cause no way could I sit somewhere and lost 100,000 dollars or more and still be wanting to play. Once I lost that first stack or two I would gracefully bow out the game.
In this case I wouldn't call it an addiction......He did quit immediately after realizing he fukked up which signifies he does have control.
He was playing on credit so his mind didn't process that he was losing real money. It may not seem like it but it's a lot different. Most reasonable people with 100,000 and losing money will see, hey I'm losing too much let me get out of here. With credit, it's basically a competitive video game and you can lose touch with reality.
Also anyone who gambles knows there's a thing called "tilt" when you lose and start to play and act irrationally.
How To Recognise Tilt and Prevent It To Improve Your Game
Crawford was up and eventually started to lose and simply went on tilt and didn't know how to handle it. In the heat of the moment if you don't set a limit of what you plan to lose before gambling or you're inexperienced your competitive nature can (& will) get the best of you. He's an NBA player, I'm sure being up and then hitting a bad swing of luck, he thought he could turn it around. Then there's the "I want to be around and impress MJ thing" which has seemingly fukked up a lot of athletes.
wifey told him "you're not hanging out with him anymore
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