When you cant control yourself in playing something then that is an addiction, although he only use free money for now, but someday he can use his money to gamble, because he already addicted to gambling, i think you better find another hobby for him
Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do you know? You're right though, gambling is bad especially when the Gambler doesn't have any idea on how to stop making mistakes. 
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When you cant control yourself in playing something then that is an addiction, although he only use free money for now, but someday he can use his money to gamble, because he already addicted to gambling, i think you better find another hobby for him
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 he's not spending his own money on it, then to me it is more like playing a video game. It's basically harmless but I guess if someone played a video game, watched tv, played golf, etc. all the time, you could say they are addicted to it.
Based upon the quote from OP it's clear that he haven't used his hard-earned money for the purpose of gambling as well he has the ability to give a break to it after continued use of gambling. So I don't think he's completely addicted.
In other words, that person is not an addict gambler, he is only playing gambling as one of his amusement, isn't right? to be honest, he's still a normal player in the gambling because He knows when to stop, and knows how to control himself on which a person who is addicted into gambling can't do that. 
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?
Yes you can precisely say that a person who play is addicted in gambling eventhough the person doesn't use his personal money in betting because most of his time are being spend to online games or gambling. He might probably lose focus on some important matters or things that might benefit him like studying, family matters same goes on being active on his environment.its always fun if we doesn't use our personal money in betting but we should thinking, did we should payback the money or not. i think its not because he loss focus in other important matters but i think he only want to spend his time by doing gambling as he didn't use his personal money. but i think he should take care of his health because its not good for his body since he is 50 years old and he should have trying to make a new activity to stop his addicting in gambling.
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?
Yes you can precisely say that a person who play is addicted in gambling eventhough the person doesn't use his personal money in betting because most of his time are being spend to online games or gambling. He might probably lose focus on some important matters or things that might benefit him like studying, family matters same goes on being active on his environment. 
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?
Hes confident enough to play on constant basis because he knows hes not using his own money to play gambling and he fully depends on his friend but the question is what if his friend would lost that gambling site?Then for sure he would not play anymore on free but he would need money to play poker and also if he play for longer period of time then possibilities of a gambling addict is very high and im sure hes already an addict. 
I think he is not that so addicted to gambling, yeah he do play everyday but just in few hours as you said and he doesn't spend his own money so meaning to say he still have control on himself. He uses only the payment he got from a signature campaign, maybe he is just doing it as pastime
It depends. even without using his money, without using most of his time, sometimes it can be considered as nearing addiction. With the words "almost every day" that is a sign already that his friend is already dedicating some time to it.
Maybe this time it is not yet an addiction, but sooner or later, when he don't change or he is still playing even if it is almost pointless to be there, then he is addicted already.
No, it doesn't mean that if we play gambling daily than we become addicted person in future, Because in my thinking, if we waste our money and time without any thinking, than may be we will be addicted. But if we know our limit and not waste our money and than do play gambling daily, So it doesn't a sign of addiction.
We do many work daily because these works are part of our life, but it has no mean we will be addicted person of these work in future.
I think he is not that so addicted to gambling, yeah he do play everyday but just in few hours as you said and he doesn't spend his own money so meaning to say he still have control on himself. He uses only the payment he got from a signature campaign, maybe he is just doing it as pastime
It depends. even without using his money, without using most of his time, sometimes it can be considered as nearing addiction. With the words "almost every day" that is a sign already that his friend is already dedicating some time to it.
Maybe this time it is not yet an addiction, but sooner or later, when he don't change or he is still playing even if it is almost pointless to be there, then he is addicted already.
maybe it's the first time to your friend to have such as entertainment like that you cant say that a man is a addicted on a gambling if he only play just for fun as long as he's not spending a lot of money and his life is not endangered he is not addicted to it. maybe you can say that man is a on YOLO stage where he want to have a fun at all
I think he is not that so addicted to gambling, yeah he do play everyday but just in few hours as you said and he doesn't spend his own money so meaning to say he still have control on himself. He uses only the payment he got from a signature campaign, maybe he is just doing it as pastime
You can be addicted to something without spending money. Just look at video games or something.
You have point on that.Even we dont spend our money in gambling its still a gambling.
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.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.
I do not think being addicted is measured by how often the person return to the gambling house. It is measured by how he lost himself whenever it comes to gambling. How he manage his bankroll and his financial system. If you see that he is spending all for gambling then this man is really addicted.
He is not addicted yet but if he continues like this , returning to the poker website very often will surely become addicted after some time. The fact that he doesn't play with his own money means nothing. If he has not been nervous before but has started to show these signs after he started playing poker this surely is a part of gambling addiction. If I were you I would get your friend to get some psychological help, being in the fifties is really a bad age to start being addicted to gambling.
When you're old, you already have a lot of time. If he made enough money or have established a business when he was younger, he doesn't have that much to do. He will be bored and gambling is one of the most common ways to stop being all so bored.
One thing I can say about this, you can quit gambling until you can't. How long will it last that he can quit whenever he want, we don't know. But at some point he will get so involved in gambling and quitting it will be really hard especially if he have made friends in the casino already that are expecting him to show up every night.
He is not addicted yet but if he continues like this , returning to the poker website very often will surely become addicted after some time. The fact that he doesn't play with his own money means nothing. If he has not been nervous before but has started to show these signs after he started playing poker this surely is a part of gambling addiction. If I were you I would get your friend to get some psychological help, being in the fifties is really a bad age to start being addicted to gambling.
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.
I do not think being addicted is measured by how often the person return to the gambling house. It is measured by how he lost himself whenever it comes to gambling. How he manage his bankroll and his financial system. If you see that he is spending all for gambling then this man is really 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?
First, stopping for day or two doesn't mean that he's not addicted. Gamblers that are addicted can stop playing for week, but they still will think about gambling every day, they will want to gamble more and more each day.
And second, he can be addicted even if he doesn't spend his money, just problem is that if he will get very addicted to it, he might start gambling with his own money, and that is a big problem
Addiction doesn't have to do anything with money here, in case he plays for fun purpose. But still, being addicted is something like you do it continuously and you don't have a hold on yourself to stop and move on to different things, so stopping himself for a day or two cannot be considered as a complete leave from gambling, so it is better not to play it too much. Else, the time is not too far when he will start using his own money too for this.
This is like my friend before but he is died right now he didn't withdraw his money i know he almost made up 100 bitcoin in a month this is how i idolize his skill on how to play gambling with his low deposit. Poker is the best gambling for him his favorite his day is not complete when he didn't pay poker.
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