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February 07, 2017, 02:06:10 AM
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My close friend is 50 years old. He's never been addicted to anything throughout his life. His friend made a poker website and now he keeps playing there a lot. he also uses some free tickets to tournaments he gets from betcoin.ag signature campaign. He plays almost every day for a few hours. And he became more nervous in general. But he doesn't think he's addicted and his argument for that is that he can stop playing for a day or two (that's true) and he doesn't spend his own money on it at all. Would you call such a man addicted?

He is already on that way and whether you ask him if he is an addicted gambler or not he will not admit it. That's what addicted gamblers say all the time, that they are fine and they are not still addicted. But with your friends situation he is addicted but in a way that he doesn't spend his own money, but his time is in gambling for everyday.
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February 07, 2017, 02:05:49 AM
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 Would you call such a man addicted?
Imo I wouldn't call him addicted too because he doesn't spend his own money when gambling with poker so it's like the same as playing poker with no money involved. Your friend should be okay as long as poker doesn't start to ruin his life.
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February 07, 2017, 01:56:01 AM
#11
No he is not addicted because he is not spending his own money in poker, so he is gambling with the money he is getting through signature campaign. So i think he is not at all addicted to poker just, he is finding his way to make another source of income with out investing his personal money into it.
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February 07, 2017, 01:54:46 AM
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At his age, it is not addiction anymore, he is probably in need those to atleast divert his attention. You didn't mention if this guy is a family man, or have  any other hobbies.  But since you've mentioned that he is not spending his money on it, then that's just fine to gamble that way, not addiction I think because of his age, he probably has nothing to do that much anymore in life.  Smiley
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February 07, 2017, 01:42:03 AM
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As an old person maybe he dont have any hobbies that would really make him enjoy but only on playing poker and those feeling of nervous are normal and it does really happen on playing gambling. I could somehow called it as an addiction specially when he already play on daily basis or longer times even though he didnt spent his money on playing it.
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February 07, 2017, 01:33:43 AM
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I would have to say right now hes not addicted. However if you see him continue to play longer and longer and start spending his own money then yes. Its only a bad thing when you are risking money you can't afford to lose then it becomes a problem. Most poker tournaments take a few hours to play anyways.  
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February 07, 2017, 01:33:01 AM
#7
I think he is addicted and not too deep, and the good news is he is not the ''Problem Gambler''.

Most people will do their own hobbies for a few hours everyday...like someone will play video games, watch TV/movie, surf internet,
and your friend is playing poker.

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February 07, 2017, 01:32:04 AM
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My close friend is 50 years old. He's never been addicted to anything throughout his life. His friend made a poker website and now he keeps playing there a lot. he also uses some free tickets to tournaments he gets from betcoin.ag signature campaign. He plays almost every day for a few hours. And he became more nervous in general. But he doesn't think he's addicted and his argument for that is that he can stop playing for a day or two (that's true) and he doesn't spend his own money on it at all. Would you call such a man addicted?

I think he was not addicted. Although he played every day in a few hours, but you say he could stop in 1-2 days. That means he can control himself, he did not spend all his money on gambling. Anyway, as long as he is still able to control himself, he was not addicted. And from what you tell, I think he is still able to control himself.
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February 07, 2017, 01:10:48 AM
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i think for now maybe your friends is not an addicting person in gambling but soon or later, i am sure that he will be an addicting person because he plays almost every day for a few hours and this is the reason that maybe could make him to be the addicting person in someday.
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February 07, 2017, 01:08:32 AM
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as you says that he hasn't spend his own money and he could stop playing for a day or two days i think i agree with the post above me that he only hobby playing poker because hobby is different than addicted and during playing poker does not interfere with other activities or live normal
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February 06, 2017, 05:16:51 PM
#3
1. He doesn't play with his money, he is free player
2. He can stop every time he wants
3. Playing poker for few hours is normal because freerolls last longer than hour(at least tournaments i use to play)
4. Nervous is common reaction, it would be strange if he doesn't have any reaction at all.

You didn't say does it affect his life? For how long is he playing? In my opinion he is not addicted. As NorrisK said, maybe he is just excited. 
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February 06, 2017, 03:40:44 PM
#2
You can be addicted to something without spending money. Just look at video games or something.

The fact that you describe that he is spending serious amounts of time does not directly scream addicted, but rather excited from something new. I would keep a close eye though, as especially with games like poker, money can become involved rather easily, and than addiction may follow when he starts chasing losses.
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February 06, 2017, 03:27:07 PM
#1
My close friend is 50 years old. He's never been addicted to anything throughout his life. His friend made a poker website and now he keeps playing there a lot. he also uses some free tickets to tournaments he gets from betcoin.ag signature campaign. He plays almost every day for a few hours. And he became more nervous in general. But he doesn't think he's addicted and his argument for that is that he can stop playing for a day or two (that's true) and he doesn't spend his own money on it at all. Would you call such a man addicted?
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