From my perspective, I'm actually not a gambler, in fact I won't even gamble for tiny stakes in a poker match. My problem is I'm addicted to games.
As for my depositing habits, I actually treat this as a savings account, a rather risky one but one that is way more fun than a normal bank
I thought I had gotten myself into a rut with this, but after I had chipped out all my skills and sold everything, I realised I wasn't much farther behind than the deposits I'd made. Which led me to my own personalise realisation of what Entropia Universe is for me.
I don't know that I'd be having this much fun with my money with an ISA or the like.