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?
Right now I would say he found a new hobby, which is perfectly fine. Like you said he just spends a few hours there, even though he does it every day. It's not disturbing his financial life right now, and if really is just a few hours, it also not disturbing his social life. You could try to see if he can actually stay away from it, for a week or two, instead of just two days, and see how he handles it. 
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If he plays gambling does not interfere with his family life it does not matter. As you say he only gambles using free tickets that get from the signature campaign, he also does not spend his money to gamble. Maybe I think it does not matter if it becomes entertainment for him. If asked if he is an addict, maybe I do not think it's a gambling addiction. Because they can still stop playing for a day or two, so it still has self-control (as long as he can stop maybe I think it does not include addiction).
if he is not loosing then why you need to tell him to stop if his happiness is on gambling then go for it where going to his position soon he is just enjoying is time after being stress working hard for his money to earn. As long as his kids are already grown up and had descent job then his time is to enjoy his entire life by playing gamble.
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?
If use real money to play, sure is addicted because is like a daily earn money.
But if he really is interesting in poker, like u said he haven't addicted in anything and it will be good he find the things he want and he love.
Just be care of not being busted then is ok.
Im gambler so i said that.
Hes already done his job working hard from this world and now hes time to enjoy the another time of his life being addicted on gambling is not that bad at all as long as money is not his problem. He is already 50 years old of age playing poker in casino will be more increase his critical thinking will be more inhance his ability to do more work.
You said that his already done his job working hard from this world. But you also said that playing poker will increasing his critical thinking and enhance his ability to do work? I'm confused.
He is still not addicted because he don't used his money to play and can stop if he wants to.
Hes already done his job working hard from this world and now hes time to enjoy the another time of his life being addicted on gambling is not that bad at all as long as money is not his problem. He is already 50 years old of age playing poker in casino will be more increase his critical thinking will be more inhance his ability to do more work.
it can be called as addicted at low level.like me in the past, i always spend all my money receive from signature campaign and other sources on the internet on gambling. He is addicted to gambling but he just trying to deny it 
he may be worried about it but can't stop gambling, so he is addicted.
No matter how they deny such thing they cant accept to themselves that they are not addicted to gambling but seeing on what hes acting up that old man is considered as one because he do play on constant basis even though he didnt use his own money but still he have the aspects of a gambling addict and what if hes friend would stop on his business for sure he would use his own money on playing gambling again. he may be worried about it but can't stop gambling, so he is addicted.Well there's a bigger danger with being in denial if you're addicted to gambling because tendency is that you're just going to spend more and more time and money while telling yourself that it's just fine, not noticing that the more you play the more you dig yourself deeper into addiction. The simple fact that you he is audacious enough to spend other people's money tells you that gambling is already a top priority in his life
its depend on them, they want to accept our advice or not, because we can not push them to stay away from gambling and i think if they don't care with our advice, they will only tells to us, this is my money, i am responsible with my money, you just stay away from me. i can said this because i have this experience in the past with my best friend and gladly, now he can quit from gambling and now he don't playing gambling at least not playing in front of me and his family.
Sometimes a person does not think that he has really hooked on gambling. in fact, addicted to gambling is not about spending money, and stop when they want, but how often they return. if your friend often go back to gamble, then of course he is one of those who are addicted to gambling.
Yes we can think of him as addicted but it is not bad thing if he have control on himself. That addiction is harmless but if he is spending his money and losing all of his money and he do not care then it is dangerous and it will destroy his life.Everything indeed depends on the thoughts or mindsets that we give to it. If indeed we have been wrong in cultivating a mindset in the gambling (doing various inappropriate) then the results obtained are also very bad. Because gambling requires a skill, every skill certainly have an advantage inside. There is nothing that we can get in the gambling without utilizing the skills and experience
it can be called as addicted at low level.like me in the past, i always spend all my money receive from signature campaign and other sources on the internet on gambling. He is addicted to gambling but he just trying to deny it he may be worried about it but can't stop gambling, so he is addicted.
No matter how they deny such thing they cant accept to themselves that they are not addicted to gambling but seeing on what hes acting up that old man is considered as one because he do play on constant basis even though he didnt use his own money but still he have the aspects of a gambling addict and what if hes friend would stop on his business for sure he would use his own money on playing gambling again. he may be worried about it but can't stop gambling, so he is addicted.Well there's a bigger danger with being in denial if you're addicted to gambling because tendency is that you're just going to spend more and more time and money while telling yourself that it's just fine, not noticing that the more you play the more you dig yourself deeper into addiction. The simple fact that you he is audacious enough to spend other people's money tells you that gambling is already a top priority in his life
it can be called as addicted at low level.like me in the past, i always spend all my money receive from signature campaign and other sources on the internet on gambling. He is addicted to gambling but he just trying to deny it he may be worried about it but can't stop gambling, so he is addicted.
No matter how they deny such thing they cant accept to themselves that they are not addicted to gambling but seeing on what hes acting up that old man is considered as one because he do play on constant basis even though he didnt use his own money but still he have the aspects of a gambling addict and what if hes friend would stop on his business for sure he would use his own money on playing gambling again. he may be worried about it but can't stop gambling, so he is addicted.Well there's a bigger danger with being in denial if you're addicted to gambling because tendency is that you're just going to spend more and more time and money while telling yourself that it's just fine, not noticing that the more you play the more you dig yourself deeper into addiction. The simple fact that you he is audacious enough to spend other people's money tells you that gambling is already a top priority in his life
it can be called as addicted at low level.like me in the past, i always spend all my money receive from signature campaign and other sources on the internet on gambling. He is addicted to gambling but he just trying to deny it he may be worried about it but can't stop gambling, so he is addicted.
No matter how they deny such thing they cant accept to themselves that they are not addicted to gambling but seeing on what hes acting up that old man is considered as one because he do play on constant basis even though he didnt use his own money but still he have the aspects of a gambling addict and what if hes friend would stop on his business for sure he would use his own money on playing gambling again. he may be worried about it but can't stop gambling, so he is addicted.Well there's a bigger danger with being in denial if you're addicted to gambling because tendency is that you're just going to spend more and more time and money while telling yourself that it's just fine, not noticing that the more you play the more you dig yourself deeper into addiction. The simple fact that you he is audacious enough to spend other people's money tells you that gambling is already a top priority in his life
it can be called as addicted at low level.like me in the past, i always spend all my money receive from signature campaign and other sources on the internet on gambling. He is addicted to gambling but he just trying to deny it he may be worried about it but can't stop gambling, so he is addicted.
No matter how they deny such thing they cant accept to themselves that they are not addicted to gambling but seeing on what hes acting up that old man is considered as one because he do play on constant basis even though he didnt use his own money but still he have the aspects of a gambling addict and what if hes friend would stop on his business for sure he would use his own money on playing gambling again. he may be worried about it but can't stop gambling, so he is addicted.
it can be called as addicted at low level.like me in the past, i always spend all my money receive from signature campaign and other sources on the internet on gambling. He is addicted to gambling but he just trying to deny it he may be worried about it but can't stop gambling, so he is addicted.
he may be worried about it but can't stop gambling, so he is addicted. 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?
As long your friends can still think logically not obsessed with gambling it can be classified not an addict but from what you convey will soon be likely he will become a addict
Your friend is like me, I do the same, and that's how I started to play poker with bitcoins. Back then there was man awesome free roll tournament's with high prizes, now I play cash game and paid tournament's because prizes are too small for me to lose time on that.
I don't think that we are addicted, we just find fun in playing poker, that is entertainment for us, so we spend out time in playing, we don't risk out money with earned here we try to make more with something we like.
I don't think that we are addicted, we just find fun in playing poker, that is entertainment for us, so we spend out time in playing, we don't risk out money with earned here we try to make more with something we like.
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?
As long your friends can still think logically not obsessed with gambling it can be classified not an addict but from what you convey will soon be likely he will become a addict 
I think he is not completely addicted to it because he is not spending his own money from his pocket and also he can stop for two days without gambling, but he keep on continuing gambling means definitely he will addict to it for sure.
Yes if he doesn't control his self, management of money in gambling and management of risk losing money he will be addiction of gambling game, but if he can does control all of them
i think gambling game will be fine and never break down his financial, unfortunately many gamblers can not
take control about all of them.
I think he is not completely addicted to it because he is not spending his own money from his pocket and also he can stop for two days without gambling, but he keep on continuing gambling means definitely he will addict to it for sure.
Certainly, as long as he can manage himself and he has a control and limit on what he is doing, it can't be considered as addiction. Also, addiction doesn't need money relation to be considered. As long as a certain person do such thing most often and he can't control it, it should be consider as addiction. 
I think he is not completely addicted to it because he is not spending his own money from his pocket and also he can stop for two days without gambling, but he keep on continuing gambling means definitely he will addict to it for sure.
His not addicted to me because he can stop for 2 days right? So basically his not addicted yet but he will soon because if he kept losing in gambling he'll start to get addicted because its like a videogame once you lose you'll try to gain a win.
but i think its still addicted because in other days, he will comeback into gambling place and still continue to playing gambling as other gamblers. but if he doing this for a long time, then the chance he become addicting person is big and like you said, he will still playing gambling even if he is losing more money just to reach a winning money that he can not get.
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