Find something to replace your gambling. Exercise, go shopping, go out with friends, or do some cooking. You can also rent a movie, listen to some music, or do some reading — do whatever it takes to keep yourself busy. You could pick up a new, exciting hobby, like bike racing or climbing or welding. Your goal is to stop gambling, and it is not easy when you get such a high from it. Finding replacements, however, can help. Try and see how it goes.
Shopping in replacement of gambling addiction? No difference of becoming addicted in gambling and I think being shopaholic is even more costly than being a gambling addicted. So I would put an X mark on that thing, going out with your friends is a check, this will forget you for a while that you are an addicted gambler, hanging out with them daily but make sure you will not treat them all the time.
It looks like you in a dreamland, not in a reality and that's why you're expecting always winnings from gambling. There is no way for you to win money always from these games and if that is possible then why casinos will run the business and spend money for advertising their site to bring more gamblers to the casinos. The people who are trying to quit gambling are most smart people because they realise the fact of gambling.
only with the games itself but also with the game of life, realizing that quitting is the best part of winning.
. A person can also have the help of profesional people that is knowledgeable on this matter. and of course family should be supportive of them too in order for the rehabilitation to be successful and fast. 
