Many people take to gambling to distract themselves for a little while in the busyness of work.
Well to be honest I do something similar but only with one game, it is with the slots, with the slots I sometimes have 5usd to spend, to lose, but why? it's that the slots with their music, with their memory, what I do is bet and enjoy, in some way it de-stresses me and even if I spend 3 or 4, 5 minutes or more, that helps me not to have more stress, it is as liberating for me as when I go to the football stadium to watch my national team, because there I yell, I swear, I celebrate, and that in part helps to get rid of all that stress that is so bad and toxic.