I'm mostly inclined to believe that his friend is actually addicted and is finding excuses for why he's gambling on a daily basis. It would be interesting to know how much he's winning, because according to him, he's increasing his chances by gambling every day.
if you are on the luck-based games, you will be subjecting yourself more on the losing end rather than on the winning side. but if you are a poker or blackjack professional player, that i can believe you can be on the positive side of things. daily is good if you have nothing important to do in your life. but if not, better invest your time to other worthwhile activities that can improve your life conditions.
Providing distance reduces the chance of winning. You should ask your friend how he won it and how much money he spent so as not to give him a chance to win.
Setting a daily money limit in gambling I think is important. His words about distance are logic that he is trying to get you to accept.
When you do that, that's when he succeeds in playing his logical strategy.
you can gamble daily, that is, if you have allocated budget. but if you will loan the money, then, better forget your gambling desires. luck will always play the part when you are in gambling. and if you can't contain such addictive activity, you will find soon enough that it will ruin your financial life.