Reasons for the popularity of gambling:
Opportunity to get "easy money". A person is tempted by the idea that you can win a lot of money while spending much less of your own.
Excitement. People love to take risks. The emotions that a person experiences when he wins, he wants to experience again and again.
When someone wins large sums, information about this immediately becomes public. Everyone wants to repeat such success.
Communication. People meet other players, play together with their friends, enjoying the game and communication.
It is also worth considering separately the reasons why poker is the most popular card game:
the presence of living examples of players who made a fortune playing the game;
the opportunity to earn a game with a strong desire;
the spirit of rivalry that arises during the game, competition;
the opportunity to succeed and become respected in the poker world;
the availability of online poker, as well as poker room marketing strategies to attract new players (promotions, bonuses, freerolls, etc.);
an abundance of educational materials, poker schools that help improve the game and become a professional.
Poker was born about half a thousand years ago, and in the form in which it is familiar to us today, it appeared at the beginning of the 19th century. Poker differs from other games of chance in that much more depends on the player than on luck. This game should be considered from the position of investment: there is a risk of loss, but with carefully thought-out actions, you can get a good profit.
In general, people take risks every day. Many areas of life are also associated with risk in one way or another. Starting a business, sales, marketing, insurance. In every industry, you can lose money, but you can earn.