Just as the tittle already ask, I really want to know if people who are successful in gambling also seen as addicts because I believe for one to be successful in gambling or whatever they choose to do, there must be some good amount of time and effort invested in it as well as money and we know that a successful gambler must have invested both time, effort and even money to make any reasonable winning and these also are features of an addict as there are always excessive time spent on a betting site.
Now let's be sincere, will you also classify a successful gambler as an addict?
Weird question. It all depends on the circumstances and sometimes these properties can be present in a person at the same time, but in most cases not, as it seems to me. If we change gambling to another activity - for example, to esports, then we will see a lot of esportsmen who spend all their time on competitions, but they are not addicted. Why can't this be in gambling?