For me, it wasn't a disease because you have your own choice. You can continue or quit for your own good. Addiction can stop with the help of other people around you but mainly by yourself. Gambling isn't that bad since there's a chance for you to take home winnings compared to drugs that is completely prohibited and could put you in jail.
Gambling is not the bad choice that people do, the bad thing is that they get addicted to it and this is the worst.
It is an disease and those people need support in order to overpass it. It is, indeed, their choice to continue or stop but it is something that never ends and they usually drop to this vicious cycle.
I think it's not a disease either, but you should be cautious when some normal habits are replaced by the game. The player must keep in mind that he can not bet more than he can lose, because he would automatically fall into a debt cycle that will affect his personal life and that of the family environment.
Some books recommend that the player should lead a life full of activities, such as work, sports, balanced diet and certain commitments so that he has responsibility when allocating money to the game. If some of these activities begin to be replaced by the game, attention should be paid, because the best way out is to seek professional help.
The player when he begins to fall into addiction is not considered a disease, it is just that he needs to satisfy his need for play, and when he does not, he tries to talk about his game to other people in order to somehow get approval from others . That is why the best way out of the problem if it occurs is to go to a psychologist before it is too late and your quality of life goes down.
