for sure. but not necessarily gambling for the sake of winning, but rather for the sake of testing and understanding the experience plus the ins and outs of all the stuff players have to go through. it really is the only way to learn.
i have to say i got carried away more than a few times and spent a couple of grand here and there. but overall managed to break more or less even because i also won a couple of times. only won on playtechs though, never on microgaming 