People find uncertainty and sudden twists engaging. That’s broadly true in humor, books, movies, and gambling. I find gambling on games where the house has a l

People find uncertainty and sudden twists engaging. That’s broadly true in humor, books, movies, and gambling. I find gambling on games where the house has a large edge generally uninteresting, but I’ll play craps with friends in Vegas. Games where player skill has an element and games like poker against other players are quite a bit more interesting.