Is this man addicted to gambling? - page 8.

dunfida

legendary

Activity: 3122

Merit: 1140

Quote from: audaciousbeing on February 11, 2017, 08:19:52 AM

Quote from: kryptqnick on February 06, 2017, 03:27:07 PM

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 I will judge whether someone is addicted to something or not, I will want to know the output of that venture he is currently undertaking, in the case of this your friend if he has been losing and even running into debt then he is definitely addicted to that but since he is not using his own money and maybe he is even winning then I say he is not addicted afterall whether he is working or gambling, the end result is to make money and if he is getting that, then to me that should not be an issue whatsoever.

It wouldnt really be an issue at all as long he do enjoy on playing poker without compromising his own money then i could say that hes not addicted but i think he does play because of enjoyment and remember hes already old and should not be stressed out on some other things.

Superways

hero member

Activity: 826

Merit: 502

If that person is playing on that casino for his friend in order to keep his website alive and active for the players then he is not addicted if he will be able to stop gambling at that site for some days or forever. While if he is gambling on that website for his entertainment and is loving to play there and is unable to remain any day without gambling on that site and is wasting all of his day in that games then he is definitely addicted.

audaciousbeing

hero member

Activity: 1330

Merit: 569

Quote from: kryptqnick on February 06, 2017, 03:27:07 PM

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 I will judge whether someone is addicted to something or not, I will want to know the output of that venture he is currently undertaking, in the case of this your friend if he has been losing and even running into debt then he is definitely addicted to that but since he is not using his own money and maybe he is even winning then I say he is not addicted afterall whether he is working or gambling, the end result is to make money and if he is getting that, then to me that should not be an issue whatsoever.

onrise

sr. member

Activity: 1512

Merit: 316

It depends if a person a can stay away for a week continuous then he is not actually addicted.

Try this and you will know the answer

maydna

hero member

Activity: 2912

Merit: 556

Enterapp Pre-Sale Live - bit.ly/3UrMCWI

Quote from: rindo on February 11, 2017, 06:34:05 AM

Quote from: kryptqnick on February 06, 2017, 03:27:07 PM

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?

Well apologize if I make a mistake to you according to your topic tittle
I guess what you mean was does this guy addicts as a gambler? Or addicts with gambling?
Let me underlined the sentences as you explain he just play not with his own money but most of that was from campaign or free that he achieved
In this condition I think that he's not addicts he just try to joy the entertain but more to be overjoyed
Now I wonder does this story true

but if he playing gambling more in every day then soon he will be an addicted person in gambling, apart he is using money or not. and if he don't want to be an addicted person, then he should not playing gambling in every day and for more than three hour in a day. beside that, he should control his emotion in gambling because this is important thing that he should know that his emotion can make him to be greedy and i don't think that if greediness is come, he will keep the money in his hands.

rindo

hero member

Activity: 938

Merit: 1000

Quote from: kryptqnick on February 06, 2017, 03:27:07 PM

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?

Well apologize if I make a mistake to you according to your topic tittle
I guess what you mean was does this guy addicts as a gambler? Or addicts with gambling?
Let me underlined the sentences as you explain he just play not with his own money but most of that was from campaign or free that he achieved
In this condition I think that he's not addicts he just try to joy the entertain but more to be overjoyed
Now I wonder does this story true

kryptqnick

legendary

Activity: 3248

Merit: 1402

Join the world-leading crypto sportsbook NOW!

Quote from: milewilda on February 09, 2017, 11:13:16 AM

Without spending money isn't always an indication that you aren't considered as gambling addict and as you said if playing gambling/poker consumes too much time on his life or shall we say longer hours on an entire day then hes definitely a gambling addict because we should really need to balance our time on leisure and some important matters on life no matter how old we are.

I agree. One can be addicted to something not requiring money to be spent.
You say he's addicted but how can he stop playing for some time then? And how can he stop participating in a tournament when he is winning but just got bored?
He doesn't actually have important matters in his life, so he plays, because there's nothing else to do. However, now he got interested in starting business, so maybe this will distract him a bit.

milewilda

legendary

Activity: 3094

Merit: 1127

Quote from: Liad.Services on February 09, 2017, 06:12:11 AM

Quote from: kryptqnick on February 06, 2017, 03:27:07 PM

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 don't think he is addicted.
You can ask him for how long does he playing, and does it takes a big part from his life.
if it takes a big part in his life then he is probably addicted and should stop, as already mentioned above, you can be addicted to something without spending your money in it.

Without spending money isn't always an indication that you aren't considered as gambling addict and as you said if playing gambling/poker consumes too much time on his life or shall we say longer hours on an entire day then hes definitely a gambling addict because we should really need to balance our time on leisure and some important matters on life no matter how old we are.

Liad.Services

full member

Activity: 238

Merit: 100

Quote from: kryptqnick on February 06, 2017, 03:27:07 PM

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 don't think he is addicted.
You can ask him for how long does he playing, and does it takes a big part from his life.
if it takes a big part in his life then he is probably addicted and should stop, as already mentioned above, you can be addicted to something without spending your money in it.

philiveyjr

legendary

Activity: 840

Merit: 1000

Quote from: kryptqnick on February 06, 2017, 03:27:07 PM

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 doing his job and then sitting through to play poker or whatever and he's not even spending his money on it then I guess he's fine. He must have found it interesting and entertaining and because of which he continues doing so. If played correctly, poker can help you sharpen your thinking capabilities and improve your mental strength in general. Just tell him to add some physical exercise to his routine now that he's 50. Tell him to only sit for a poker session if he had walked around the park or certain distance.

kryptqnick

legendary

Activity: 3248

Merit: 1402

Join the world-leading crypto sportsbook NOW!

Quote from: tyz on February 08, 2017, 09:58:42 AM

Well, it sounds like he is bored from life in some way and that is why he plays poker. I would not call him addicted because he is able to control when he plays. Also he do not invest his own money, only his free coins from campaigns. Addiction means to me, when someone lost control over the decision to play and when someone set money one can not afford to lose.

It is true, he is bored and that is what he says when someone asks him why is he playing. He says he doesn't have something else to do. He's a good writer and he wanted to become a screenwriter. Some local celebrities loves his works but the finances are also a problem in our country, so he didn't get the job he dreamt of yet and thus he keeps playing.

Quote from: xuan87 on February 08, 2017, 06:52:18 PM

he is addicted to gambling, when your mind only think of gambling then you are addicted, and he can stopped for a day or two but he can't quit gambling, that's mean he is addicted to gambling and I am sure during that off period he keeps on thinking about gambling and the denial of he is not addicted will make him harder to heal from addiction

This also makes sense. He stops playing for a day or two but I am not sure whether he doesn't want to or can't quit the stuff. So, summing up, maybe he is addicted but not very seriously, so it is not a problem now. In a way, we are all addicted to our hobbies, so to say.

ufaiz50

hero member

Activity: 1666

Merit: 502

I thought it was an activity that is done in your spare time despite the bad activity, at least your friend still has the common sense and if he do it constantly could so he would become addicted. Your friends have not become addicts it's my opinion

mirakal

legendary

Activity: 3108

Merit: 1290

Leading Crypto Sports Betting & Casino Platform

He is not addicted, you said he can stop for a day, that means he can control himself. Even if he plays always as long as he has the control with his finances and be able to do his responsibility with his family and in the society, he is not an addicted gambler. I know how it feels when you are addicted in gambling, you cannot balance your time very well as you will be tempted to spend more time in gambling and the worst thing is the end result is always losing.

xuan87

legendary

Activity: 1666

Merit: 1001

he is addicted to gambling, when your mind only think of gambling then you are addicted, and he can stopped for a day or two but he can't quit gambling, that's mean he is addicted to gambling and I am sure during that off period he keeps on thinking about gambling and the denial of he is not addicted will make him harder to heal from addiction

socks435

legendary

Activity: 2058

Merit: 1030

I'm looking for free spin.

Quote from: cryp24x on February 08, 2017, 05:49:02 PM

Quote from: Raimonn on February 08, 2017, 04:02:48 PM

If he can stop when he wants and it didn't makes changes on his life i would say that he isn't addicted. Playing poker is time consuming like if you play video games or you make big puzzles. In my opinion the addiction don't depends on investing money or doing free hands, it is when you stop doing things because you use more time to play (and you need to play everyday).

Yes the person does not look like addicted to gambling. Maybe he find it as a hobby the reason why he do it regularly. I also cannot see any indication of control disorder since he can stop anytime he wanted. Aside from that he does not create a negative interaction within his circle of friends or family.

This is just a gamble with excitement and halving fun. i don't see any addiction of play here since he is not spending money while he gamble and he just use the ticket given . Addicted person i think he is not contended if he lose we will deposit again and like other said spending too much long a people who are addicted in gambling..

Skarner21

hero member

Activity: 700

Merit: 500

Massive price drop coming...

Quote from: Raimonn on February 08, 2017, 04:02:48 PM

If he can stop when he wants and it didn't makes changes on his life i would say that he isn't addicted. Playing poker is time consuming like if you play video games or you make big puzzles. In my opinion the addiction don't depends on investing money or doing free hands, it is when you stop doing things because you use more time to play (and you need to play everyday).

You got the point the person who are not spending much time in gambling we can consider it not addicted.. but a people who are spending much more time and daily he can gamble and not thinking for tomorrow that people we can consider it as addicted if you trying to stop him to gamble he will still gamble its just like a child who addicted in the game and even you preventing them to play he will just cry and play again..

cryp24x

sr. member

Activity: 1190

Merit: 253

Quote from: Raimonn on February 08, 2017, 04:02:48 PM

If he can stop when he wants and it didn't makes changes on his life i would say that he isn't addicted. Playing poker is time consuming like if you play video games or you make big puzzles. In my opinion the addiction don't depends on investing money or doing free hands, it is when you stop doing things because you use more time to play (and you need to play everyday).

Yes the person does not look like addicted to gambling. Maybe he find it as a hobby the reason why he do it regularly. I also cannot see any indication of control disorder since he can stop anytime he wanted. Aside from that he does not create a negative interaction within his circle of friends or family.

Raimonn

legendary

Activity: 1470

Merit: 1001

If he can stop when he wants and it didn't makes changes on his life i would say that he isn't addicted. Playing poker is time consuming like if you play video games or you make big puzzles. In my opinion the addiction don't depends on investing money or doing free hands, it is when you stop doing things because you use more time to play (and you need to play everyday).

serjent05

legendary

Activity: 3052

Merit: 1281

Get $2100 deposit bonuses & 60 FS

Quote from: lusinda on February 08, 2017, 03:17:58 PM

I think he is not addicted, because he can stop if he want.
However, playing every day can become a bad habit with time. If I were you, I would try stop him before it is become to late.

It would be a hard task on OP because i think the guy is way older than him. Second, being a friend does not give you a free passes of interfering with peoples lives without any adverse effect. This might start a gap between them. But you can advice or suggest something better to him. Just put a little diplomacy on the way you talk to him. That way you can at least share your thought without making him uncomfortable.

xvids

sr. member

Activity: 1176

Merit: 301

Well I don't think that he is addicted to it,
I also think that it is just his way on spending some of his free time since he is already old.

Topic: Is this man addicted to gambling? - page 8. (Read 5033 times)