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Quote from: Zigabel on February 06, 2024, 02:45:39 AM

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You are very correct with the fact that not all successful gamblers are addicted and not all addicts are successful, some may want to think that because you are successful gambling it's because you have been addicted and some also want to associate failure in gambling to addiction meanwhile these things are not in a particular order, it have almost different and unique effect on everyone as some may literary hey addicted and layer find success in their addiction meanwhile others may never succeed even in their addiction.

Managing your gambling habit through your skill and knowledge will really help you gamble responsibly and even stay profitable gambling because you become disciplined enough understanding how gambling work and may end up never getting addicted.

Yeah, of course every person is different, and it is almost impossible to tell if someone is being addicted to something by just watching them.

Addicts can hide their addiction very well, so maybe some people that you never would have suspected are super addicted and in red financially.

The thing is that as with everything in life, you need to have control over your demons, otherwise they will take over and take you to a very dark place.

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Quote from: Rabata on February 03, 2024, 01:56:00 AM

Gambling isn't just about failure. Here as many have failed and many have succeeded. Gamblers who succeed in managing gambling through their skills and knowledge cannot be called addicts. However, for some gamblers, gambling behaviour indicates addiction. Sports bettors can be successful in gambling if they manage their gambling according to their skill and strategy which we cannot call addictive. The point here is that not all successful gamblers are addicted and not all addicted gamblers are successful. Some times gambling plays a psychological role.

You are very correct with the fact that not all successful gamblers are addicted and not all addicts are successful, some may want to think that because you are successful gambling it's because you have been addicted and some also want to associate failure in gambling to addiction meanwhile these things are not in a particular order, it have almost different and unique effect on everyone as some may literary hey addicted and layer find success in their addiction meanwhile others may never succeed even in their addiction.

Managing your gambling habit through your skill and knowledge will really help you gamble responsibly and even stay profitable gambling because you become disciplined enough understanding how gambling work and may end up never getting addicted.

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Quote from: noormcs5 on February 05, 2024, 03:35:24 AM

Quote from: Volimack on January 23, 2024, 08:16:38 AM

As far as I know I used to think that people who are passionate about gambling are addicted gamblers but gamblers who know the reason for success in gambling are called professional gamblers. Professional gamblers do not fall into the addiction and make every effort to achieve success in gambling when they determine and proceed with lots of research. Reasonably they win and all their needs in life are met by gambling money.

One thing is for sure that if the gambler is addicted, he or she cannot be a successful gambling. The addicted gamblers will only gamble excessively and also they will not follow any steps for money management, that why we call them addicted to gambling.

A responsible gambler will know his limits and he will not over spend on gambling and also he will know how to safely safe guard his money in gambling. He won't make big bets and also he won't gamble all the time. So there is no way a successful gambler can be called as addicted to gambling.

And, I think there is no professional gambling sort of thing, as gambling is based on luck and no way any would be willing to keep anything as a profession on which they have no control, such as gambling activities. Only if you own a gambling site, then you may call it a profession or a business.

That exactly right, success in gambling can only be achieved by building a business, such as having a website or building a gambling place like a casino. Apart from that, we don't have the word success in gambling, there have been many experiences of gamblers who have experienced losses, as a result of routinely gambling. Basically, gambling is just a risky activity that is a place to spend money, and we are happy when we are lucky. Even though all these feelings are just another excuse for reckless behavior, I am quite surprised how people continue to take risky bets without thinking about anything else.

Having financial management is very important, especially if someone is addicted to gambling. When you get the urge to gamble, financial management becomes a tool of control and control in determining the amount of money you are ready to spend. The priority scale for other basic needs must be prioritized, because if you have a gambling addiction, the opportunity to make a mistake by spending large amounts of money is very possible. In essence, there are no successful gamblers, even if they do it consistently without stopping, luck must be worked on, not through predictions or playing opportunities and risks alone.

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When both entities, a responsible gambler and a non-gambler, stays in same apartment with an addicted gambler. The responsible gambler will figure out earlier than the non-gambler, that the person is addicted to gambling. From his activities and behavior, an experienced gambler can detect that it's addiction. However, if the person is not staying with the addicted gamble in same house, it'll be difficult to unveil the truth from him. Due to their pretense, when asked, that all is right and cool with them, to escape critics. The issue could be that the person can't conclude that a person is addicted to gambling, if he's not being told by the addicted person. But the experience gambling staying close to the gambler, will know that there is something wrong somewhere in the life of the gambler. Then he can engage in a serious conversation with the player. He could open to him, since there are both in the same niche. Humans tend to share genuine information with their cohorts because they engage in same activity.

It's obvious to a responsible gambler that addiction is erratic, desperate, and always wants "just one more bet". eing in the same activity doesn't give you the wisdom or right to intervene. Not just witnessing, but understanding. Addiction is the true issue. A plea for help, not a badge of honor. The responsible gambler has a duty. Not calling out, but reaching out. Saying "Hey, I've noticed this; let's talk about it." Support, not expose. Gambling healthily? Crossing that thin boundary hurts the individual and ripples out

No, support doesn't enable. Guidance, balance, and control. We're all in this together, but don't pretend we're playing similar games. Some are nearer the brink. Accepting that is the first step to responsible gambling

A responsible gambler will easily change a compulsive gambler, because they participate in similar activities, gambling. The conversation between these two is a strong factor in changing or relieving a compulsive gambler. The problem people face with compulsive gamblers is that they don't know the right words to use while conversing with them. As you said, support and guidance will help the gambler to escape gambling compulsively. Which when in a situation where his therapist knows nothing about gambling, the healing process will be as slow as a snail. When we understand their troubles, and talk to them about it, that alone, will change the thoughts of the addicted person, to accept he's doing something wrong. Because someone who is also a gambler is letting him know that he'd have to adjust his gambling lifestyle.

Depends into someones personality and mindset on which we know that not all people would really be that similar on how they do think and how they do see on a particular thing on which actions
and personal views would really be that different. In the case that you do reach into a point that you are already that becoming professional then it cant be denied that it did really comes into a point that you have been an addict ones with gambling. It did really just turn out that you do able to recover and made out those realizations on which you did make out adjustments then you have
been able to make yourself that having a right way on dealing up with gambling but of course its not really that simple on dealing up with this kind of problem on which you would be
always having those tough situations on which not all would really be able to get out.

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Quote from: slapper on February 03, 2024, 04:45:27 AM

Quote from: Accardo on February 02, 2024, 05:19:29 PM

When both entities, a responsible gambler and a non-gambler, stays in same apartment with an addicted gambler. The responsible gambler will figure out earlier than the non-gambler, that the person is addicted to gambling. From his activities and behavior, an experienced gambler can detect that it's addiction. However, if the person is not staying with the addicted gamble in same house, it'll be difficult to unveil the truth from him. Due to their pretense, when asked, that all is right and cool with them, to escape critics. The issue could be that the person can't conclude that a person is addicted to gambling, if he's not being told by the addicted person. But the experience gambling staying close to the gambler, will know that there is something wrong somewhere in the life of the gambler. Then he can engage in a serious conversation with the player. He could open to him, since there are both in the same niche. Humans tend to share genuine information with their cohorts because they engage in same activity.

It's obvious to a responsible gambler that addiction is erratic, desperate, and always wants "just one more bet". eing in the same activity doesn't give you the wisdom or right to intervene. Not just witnessing, but understanding. Addiction is the true issue. A plea for help, not a badge of honor. The responsible gambler has a duty. Not calling out, but reaching out. Saying "Hey, I've noticed this; let's talk about it." Support, not expose. Gambling healthily? Crossing that thin boundary hurts the individual and ripples out

No, support doesn't enable. Guidance, balance, and control. We're all in this together, but don't pretend we're playing similar games. Some are nearer the brink. Accepting that is the first step to responsible gambling

A responsible gambler will easily change a compulsive gambler, because they participate in similar activities, gambling. The conversation between these two is a strong factor in changing or relieving a compulsive gambler. The problem people face with compulsive gamblers is that they don't know the right words to use while conversing with them. As you said, support and guidance will help the gambler to escape gambling compulsively. Which when in a situation where his therapist knows nothing about gambling, the healing process will be as slow as a snail. When we understand their troubles, and talk to them about it, that alone, will change the thoughts of the addicted person, to accept he's doing something wrong. Because someone who is also a gambler is letting him know that he'd have to adjust his gambling lifestyle.

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Quote from: Volimack on January 23, 2024, 08:16:38 AM

As far as I know I used to think that people who are passionate about gambling are addicted gamblers but gamblers who know the reason for success in gambling are called professional gamblers. Professional gamblers do not fall into the addiction and make every effort to achieve success in gambling when they determine and proceed with lots of research. Reasonably they win and all their needs in life are met by gambling money.

One thing is for sure that if the gambler is addicted, he or she cannot be a successful gambling. The addicted gamblers will only gamble excessively and also they will not follow any steps for money management, that why we call them addicted to gambling.

A responsible gambler will know his limits and he will not over spend on gambling and also he will know how to safely safe guard his money in gambling. He won't make big bets and also he won't gamble all the time. So there is no way a successful gambler can be called as addicted to gambling.

And, I think there is no professional gambling sort of thing, as gambling is based on luck and no way any would be willing to keep anything as a profession on which they have no control, such as gambling activities. Only if you own a gambling site, then you may call it a profession or a business.

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Quote from: Hirose UK on February 03, 2024, 10:59:36 PM

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Basically, success in the gambling industry can only be achieved by those who have business in this industry, real success is for those who build and own gambling sites.
Although there are indeed gamblers who can be successful from playing, these are professional gamblers who have become experts in the field of card games, they take part in various world poker competitions or championships.
But the percentage of such people is very small and I sure there are not 10% of the many gamblers there are, and of course they also have lot of experience and may have spent lot of money.

Success from gambling for most of the gamblers out there I would say is impossible because they gamble not with skill or experience but they gamble only based on endless ambition.
It is not success that will be achieved but rather problem related to gambling addiction, this is statement that is actually happening.

But some people have the assumption that they can change lives and I laugh at statements like this.

Yeah, at the end of the day it is just plain luck.

If you have 100 gamblers, a few of them will win a few times consecutively. That's just how probabilities work.

But our minds are not great for dealing with probabilities so we think that those lucky ones must know something.

Our brains are constantly trying to come up with explanations to what we perceive, even if it is wrong.

It's important to understand this.

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You mean a successful gambler can be identified as addicted and not, by any means, how can we identify if the successful gambler is addicted or not? Individuals who invest a significant amount of time and effort into developing their skills and knowledge in gambling should be identified as addicted gamblers. An addicted gambler is someone who consistently engages in gambling activities without any intention of stopping until they achieve their desired goal which is to be successful in gambling by winning.

Everyone has their own perspective on successful gamblers, I think it's not right if we say there is someone who is successful in gambling because after all there is absolutely no element of success in gambling, one of the reasons is because there is absolutely no certainty whatsoever to guarantee them success, and in my opinion what is more appropriate is that they are gamblers who have good responsibility in their gambling activity involvement in the sense that they can maintain their gambling involvement properly and not necessarily always succeed in winning because the possibility of risk can never be avoided.

By changing the word success to responsibility I think we can easily identify whether gamblers are addicted or not, and obviously if they are responsible gamblers like professionals then it means they are not addicted because they can control everything well in the sense of being able to control their gambling activities and not those who are controlled by gambling. I understand that you think gamblers who allocate a lot of time in gambling are always vulnerable to being called addicted gamblers, but I would say no if they are basically able to maintain and manage everything well especially in terms of their budget.

Being responsible doesn't make you successful in gambling. It only helps you to control yourself and reduce the risk of losing all your money. To be a successful gambler, you need to devise a strategy that results in more wins than losses, or simply accumulate a lot of winnings.

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Quote from: Woodie on February 03, 2024, 06:28:54 AM

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Yeah.

The art of making money is simply providing as much value as possible with the least amount of resources.

A great example is a digital product that many people want. A virtual casino is a magnificent example of this. If you own it, not if you play Grin

Basically, success in the gambling industry can only be achieved by those who have business in this industry, real success is for those who build and own gambling sites.
Although there are indeed gamblers who can be successful from playing, these are professional gamblers who have become experts in the field of card games, they take part in various world poker competitions or championships.
But the percentage of such people is very small and I sure there are not 10% of the many gamblers there are, and of course they also have lot of experience and may have spent lot of money.

Success from gambling for most of the gamblers out there I would say is impossible because they gamble not with skill or experience but they gamble only based on endless ambition.
It is not success that will be achieved but rather problem related to gambling addiction, this is statement that is actually happening.

But some people have the assumption that they can change lives and I laugh at statements like this.

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Quote from: Woodie on February 03, 2024, 06:28:54 AM

It's a natural assumption to think successful gambling is as good as gambling more hence the addiction, but I think being a successful gambler can mean anything, it could mean gambling less and being profitable in it or its simply your profession and you know the art of making the money 💸 💰.

Besides successful gamblers can not fall into this bracket of addicted because they know the ins and outs of this industry which includes not over gambling..

Yeah.

The art of making money is simply providing as much value as possible with the least amount of resources.

A great example is a digital product that many people want. A virtual casino is a magnificent example of this. If you own it, not if you play Grin

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Quote from: Woodie on February 03, 2024, 06:28:54 AM

It's a natural assumption to think successful gambling is as good as gambling more hence the addiction, but I think being a successful gambler can mean anything, it could mean gambling less and being profitable in it or its simply your profession and you know the art of making the money 💸 💰.

Besides successful gamblers can not fall into this bracket of addicted because they know the ins and outs of this industry which includes not over gambling..

I agree. Success is not all the time tied to good decision making
this is something we often forget.

I like your use of emojis here btw
haven't seen many of this style and I often forget too that it's possible to use them here 😉

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It's a natural assumption to think successful gambling is as good as gambling more hence the addiction, but I think being a successful gambler can mean anything, it could mean gambling less and being profitable in it or its simply your profession and you know the art of making the money 💸 💰.

Besides successful gamblers can not fall into this bracket of addicted because they know the ins and outs of this industry which includes not over gambling..

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Quote from: invo on February 03, 2024, 05:09:33 AM

Quote from: Rabata on February 03, 2024, 01:56:00 AM

Quote from: Justin999 on January 29, 2024, 03:19:03 PM

Not addicted but better to called them professional. Addicted gamblers can't be successful gamblers cause as they are addicted to gamble, so they can't help themselves placing bets whatever the match is! They always looking for gambling and money does matter for them and they lose most of the time. But successful gamblers are them who win bets most. As they are successful gamblers, that means they are successfully earning money from gambling, right? And so they keep visiting gambling website for opportunity and they won't place bet until they ensure about it by their confidence. I think here are the difference

Gambling isn't just about failure. Here as many have failed and many have succeeded. Gamblers who succeed in managing gambling through their skills and knowledge cannot be called addicts. However, for some gamblers, gambling behaviour indicates addiction. Sports bettors can be successful in gambling if they manage their gambling according to their skill and strategy which we cannot call addictive. The point here is that not all successful gamblers are addicted and not all addicted gamblers are successful. Some times gambling plays a psychological role.

You mean a successful gambler can be identified as addicted and not, by any means, how can we identify if the successful gambler is addicted or not? Individuals who invest a significant amount of time and effort into developing their skills and knowledge in gambling should be identified as addicted gamblers. An addicted gambler is someone who consistently engages in gambling activities without any intention of stopping until they achieve their desired goal which is to be successful in gambling by winning.

Everyone has their own perspective on successful gamblers, I think it's not right if we say there is someone who is successful in gambling because after all there is absolutely no element of success in gambling, one of the reasons is because there is absolutely no certainty whatsoever to guarantee them success, and in my opinion what is more appropriate is that they are gamblers who have good responsibility in their gambling activity involvement in the sense that they can maintain their gambling involvement properly and not necessarily always succeed in winning because the possibility of risk can never be avoided.

By changing the word success to responsibility I think we can easily identify whether gamblers are addicted or not, and obviously if they are responsible gamblers like professionals then it means they are not addicted because they can control everything well in the sense of being able to control their gambling activities and not those who are controlled by gambling. I understand that you think gamblers who allocate a lot of time in gambling are always vulnerable to being called addicted gamblers, but I would say no if they are basically able to maintain and manage everything well especially in terms of their budget.

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Quote from: invo on February 03, 2024, 05:09:33 AM

You mean a successful gambler can be identified as addicted and not, by any means, how can we identify if the successful gambler is addicted or not? Individuals who invest a significant amount of time and effort into developing their skills and knowledge in gambling should be identified as addicted gamblers. An addicted gambler is someone who consistently engages in gambling activities without any intention of stopping until they achieve their desired goal which is to be successful in gambling by winning.

It is difficult to identify whether a successful gambler is addicted or not because it will be difficult to find truly successful gamblers. I mean if someone is a successful gambler, he won't tell many people because he doesn't want to be the cause of other people experiencing the problems that can occur in gambling. He would hide from many people that he was a successful gambler. That's why we don't know whether a successful gambler is addicted to gambling or not, but he may not be addicted to gambling because as a successful gambler, he has the things a successful gambler needs. At the same time, other people who say that they are successful at gambling could have a gambling addiction because telling many people can show people whether he is really a successful gambler or whether he is lying.

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Quote from: Justin999 on January 29, 2024, 03:19:03 PM

Not addicted but better to called them professional. Addicted gamblers can't be successful gamblers cause as they are addicted to gamble, so they can't help themselves placing bets whatever the match is! They always looking for gambling and money does matter for them and they lose most of the time. But successful gamblers are them who win bets most. As they are successful gamblers, that means they are successfully earning money from gambling, right? And so they keep visiting gambling website for opportunity and they won't place bet until they ensure about it by their confidence. I think here are the difference

Gambling isn't just about failure. Here as many have failed and many have succeeded. Gamblers who succeed in managing gambling through their skills and knowledge cannot be called addicts. However, for some gamblers, gambling behaviour indicates addiction. Sports bettors can be successful in gambling if they manage their gambling according to their skill and strategy which we cannot call addictive. The point here is that not all successful gamblers are addicted and not all addicted gamblers are successful. Some times gambling plays a psychological role.

You mean a successful gambler can be identified as addicted and not, by any means, how can we identify if the successful gambler is addicted or not? Individuals who invest a significant amount of time and effort into developing their skills and knowledge in gambling should be identified as addicted gamblers. An addicted gambler is someone who consistently engages in gambling activities without any intention of stopping until they achieve their desired goal which is to be successful in gambling by winning.

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Quote from: Accardo on January 31, 2024, 09:45:55 AM

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Non gamblers find it a hassle to differentiate between both entities, but gamblers don't have to deal with the fact of confusing themselves between both entities. Addicts struggle with knowing when to stop or continue gambling. They involuntarily do their daily gambling duties and fail to realize what trouble would inevitably visit them at the cause of this daily mistake turned to a habit. Successful gamblers having similar daily activities yet controls the game and swim through the flood of choices around them, still suffer from the harsh words of critics that label them irrespective of their responsible gambling, addicts. The decision or choice is best to be discussed amongst gamblers than non-gamblers. It'll require a load of consistent advice and conversation for a non-gambler to understand the differences between an addict and a successful gambler.

I think only the person doing the gambling will be able to tell if they are addicted or not.

It's pretty much impossible to know from the outside in which state another person is.

So, that's the main thing to notice, an addict is defined by yourself really.

When both entities, a responsible gambler and a non-gambler, stays in same apartment with an addicted gambler. The responsible gambler will figure out earlier than the non-gambler, that the person is addicted to gambling. From his activities and behavior, an experienced gambler can detect that it's addiction. However, if the person is not staying with the addicted gamble in same house, it'll be difficult to unveil the truth from him. Due to their pretense, when asked, that all is right and cool with them, to escape critics. The issue could be that the person can't conclude that a person is addicted to gambling, if he's not being told by the addicted person. But the experience gambling staying close to the gambler, will know that there is something wrong somewhere in the life of the gambler. Then he can engage in a serious conversation with the player. He could open to him, since there are both in the same niche. Humans tend to share genuine information with their cohorts because they engage in same activity.

It's obvious to a responsible gambler that addiction is erratic, desperate, and always wants "just one more bet". eing in the same activity doesn't give you the wisdom or right to intervene. Not just witnessing, but understanding. Addiction is the true issue. A plea for help, not a badge of honor. The responsible gambler has a duty. Not calling out, but reaching out. Saying "Hey, I've noticed this; let's talk about it." Support, not expose. Gambling healthily? Crossing that thin boundary hurts the individual and ripples out

No, support doesn't enable. Guidance, balance, and control. We're all in this together, but don't pretend we're playing similar games. Some are nearer the brink. Accepting that is the first step to responsible gambling

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Quote from: Justin999 on January 29, 2024, 03:19:03 PM

Not addicted but better to called them professional. Addicted gamblers can't be successful gamblers cause as they are addicted to gamble, so they can't help themselves placing bets whatever the match is! They always looking for gambling and money does matter for them and they lose most of the time. But successful gamblers are them who win bets most. As they are successful gamblers, that means they are successfully earning money from gambling, right? And so they keep visiting gambling website for opportunity and they won't place bet until they ensure about it by their confidence. I think here are the difference

Gambling isn't just about failure. Here as many have failed and many have succeeded. Gamblers who succeed in managing gambling through their skills and knowledge cannot be called addicts. However, for some gamblers, gambling behaviour indicates addiction. Sports bettors can be successful in gambling if they manage their gambling according to their skill and strategy which we cannot call addictive. The point here is that not all successful gamblers are addicted and not all addicted gamblers are successful. Some times gambling plays a psychological role.

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Quote from: Accardo on February 02, 2024, 05:19:29 PM

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When both entities, a responsible gambler and a non-gambler, stays in same apartment with an addicted gambler. The responsible gambler will figure out earlier than the non-gambler, that the person is addicted to gambling. From his activities and behavior, an experienced gambler can detect that it's addiction. However, if the person is not staying with the addicted gamble in same house, it'll be difficult to unveil the truth from him. Due to their pretense, when asked, that all is right and cool with them, to escape critics. The issue could be that the person can't conclude that a person is addicted to gambling, if he's not being told by the addicted person. But the experience gambling staying close to the gambler, will know that there is something wrong somewhere in the life of the gambler. Then he can engage in a serious conversation with the player. He could open to him, since there are both in the same niche. Humans tend to share genuine information with their cohorts because they engage in same activity.

Right, I see what you mean.

But in the end the other person might not be able to detect how the problematic gambler feels inside their head.

That's impossible to get from another person's point of view.

But I agree that there might be signs that other person might suspect of.

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Quote from: nullama on February 01, 2024, 04:17:49 AM

Quote from: Accardo on January 31, 2024, 09:45:55 AM

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Non gamblers find it a hassle to differentiate between both entities, but gamblers don't have to deal with the fact of confusing themselves between both entities. Addicts struggle with knowing when to stop or continue gambling. They involuntarily do their daily gambling duties and fail to realize what trouble would inevitably visit them at the cause of this daily mistake turned to a habit. Successful gamblers having similar daily activities yet controls the game and swim through the flood of choices around them, still suffer from the harsh words of critics that label them irrespective of their responsible gambling, addicts. The decision or choice is best to be discussed amongst gamblers than non-gamblers. It'll require a load of consistent advice and conversation for a non-gambler to understand the differences between an addict and a successful gambler.

I think only the person doing the gambling will be able to tell if they are addicted or not.

It's pretty much impossible to know from the outside in which state another person is.

So, that's the main thing to notice, an addict is defined by yourself really.

When both entities, a responsible gambler and a non-gambler, stays in same apartment with an addicted gambler. The responsible gambler will figure out earlier than the non-gambler, that the person is addicted to gambling. From his activities and behavior, an experienced gambler can detect that it's addiction. However, if the person is not staying with the addicted gamble in same house, it'll be difficult to unveil the truth from him. Due to their pretense, when asked, that all is right and cool with them, to escape critics. The issue could be that the person can't conclude that a person is addicted to gambling, if he's not being told by the addicted person. But the experience gambling staying close to the gambler, will know that there is something wrong somewhere in the life of the gambler. Then he can engage in a serious conversation with the player. He could open to him, since there are both in the same niche. Humans tend to share genuine information with their cohorts because they engage in same activity.

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Quote from: Volimack on January 23, 2024, 08:16:38 AM

As far as I know I used to think that people who are passionate about gambling are addicted gamblers but gamblers who know the reason for success in gambling are called professional gamblers. Professional gamblers do not fall into the addiction and make every effort to achieve success in gambling when they determine and proceed with lots of research. Reasonably they win and all their needs in life are met by gambling money.

This is especially true for card players, these guys are able to control themselves as well as possible. But those who constantly spin slots are very bad at controlling themselves. I have seen many poker players who won tournaments, after which they permanently ended their poker career and did something else, while they did it with ease.

If by card players you mean poker, that's a completely different thing than slots-type games. I don't necessarily agree that poker should be classed as gambling, it is (or at least should be) a skill game.
Slots, on the other hand, are purely based on luck and, therefore don't require much focus or skills and become a game of choice for those who are looking for a quick dopamine fix.
There are some games that could be classed somewhere in between, like a blackjack for example.

BTW, I don't think I've ever heard of a professional gambler who would only play a pure-luck type of games. In principle, that shouldn't be possible.

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