Binary markets and todays DOW scalp trade

Last night, I found that my trading platform had 5 min UP/DOWN markets.. these are binary markets and allow you to bet on the movement of the DOW in 5 minute timeframes.. for example, you can bet if the DOW will go up or down in the next 5 minutes. I thought I would have a play and boy, was that the worst mistake.. it is pure gambling and I got my fingers burnt, I lost the equivalent of 70 points.. very bad! Anyway, I'll try not to play with it in future as it's not good for the bottom line.