Well if you are winning money, you need to keep going as to not waste your lucky streak. If you are losing, you need to double down to win back what you lost. You need to keep going, as long as you do, the loses are not real, you can still turn it around. You need to play one more game. One more. You don't want to face she consequences of your action, you are in too deep. Your life will be ruined. There is no escape. It is to late to stop anyway, might as well keep playing.

Many people don't understand how serious gambling addictions is. It destroys families. I can be as bad as any drug related addiction if not worse.

Though that was just one guess. There are many money sinks. Porn, gacha games and so on.