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.
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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?
You know what there are different types of people in this world and different interpretation in something we want to know the meaning, like in your question, your asking if your friend is addicted. I think he's not an addict, it could be just he's one of his hobbies only, something like that. And if he felt nervous maybe its because he don't want to loss in the game. 
since it is not made bad effect for him/ his life i think no problem if he play and it is not called addicted. but it will be different if he spend all of his time in poker and forget everything about his real life, but you'd better help him so he won't get addicted before it is too late
Well I don't think that he is addicted to it since you said that he is not playing with his money,
and also he can control it cause he can stop playing with it.
You have a point but he is playing on constant basis which means hes already somehow considered as addiction because hes playing poker always and stopping for 2-3 days doesnt mean that hes not already addicted on that game. Playing poker isnt bad as long you spend your vacant times only.and also he can control it cause he can stop playing with it.
For me, even though he doesnt use his own money while playing poker but he did it regularly, that means he uses his time mostly for playing that game. I bet he already ignored other things in his life, hence I consider he got addicted to that game. Addicted to gambling not always related to money. Wasting time can also be categorized as an addicted.
So you are saying procrastinating people are also an addict? Sorry but it seems a broken logic to me. It was define that an addict uses substance to alter his mood, or in gambling it is the impulse control disorder. There is no indication that the person has impulse-control disorder since he is able to stop himself from spending his own money and he can stop playing anytime he wanted .
I am sure, he is not addicted person, he is just gambler, and he is age of 50, he is totally mature person, so he will be well known by addicted diseases. SO i suggest you, don't take tension, he is simply gambler and he is not wasting his money, So you can't think that he is addicted person.
If he is just playing with free tickets or for fun than i will say it as entertainment rather than gambling. And he is not even risking anything from his pocket, so i will call him addicted to game not to gambling. But when he will start to play with real money from his pocket in the same rate like you have explained, he may develop addiction towards gambling.
I think he is not addicted person, as you told that he can stop gambling for 1 and 2 days, and also he is not using his own money. So i think it is his quality that he is not wasting his money, even he play a lot, but still he is good gambler. Because as i know addicted person don't care his own money, addicted man play and waste his money and also his life. But in my view, your friend is a professional gambler but not addicted person.
Well.. as soon as he plays with tickets he earned, I guess he is actually receiving tickets that he can only use for gambling so that is not called an addiction. When he cannot control his bets he can be considered an actual addicted gambler.
I think he is not addicted person, as you told that he can stop gambling for 1 and 2 days, and also he is not using his own money. So i think it is his quality that he is not wasting his money, even he play a lot, but still he is good gambler. Because as i know addicted person don't care his own money, addicted man play and waste his money and also his life. But in my view, your friend is a professional gambler but not addicted person.
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?
Poker can be addicted even you are old enough i had friend too who uses poker to stress relief and to enjoy life because they already done working too much and they want to enjoy their life by playing their money that they saved for long time. But there's an cause when you've been addicted to poker casino you can lose everyday and lost everything you had. 
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.
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?
Their is not a single way of addiction on his activities which you are thinking to describe it, he is playing newly poker that is why he is now addicted to play for long and as soon as he gets bored he will stop it and that too he is playing freerolls so that is not affecting his family and he is 50yrs old so it is good idea of killing the free time. Until he is not investing and losing money it is not called false addiction ya but he is getting addicted to the game as he is playing for first time, give time and come back
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 i don't think he is. My basis for anyone who's addicted to something is that they don't have any control anymore over the things they are addicted to that they spend most of the day and their money in it. The fact that he's not yet inclined to spend his own money, for me, means that he's just enjoying what he's doing and if it cones to it, he won't have a hard time stopping and what he's doing is nit affecting his personal life. I think he's just new to poker and he's still enjoying his new game. Poker is a very enjoyable game anyways
I think it's reasonable, I also experience it. many people perceive that I'm an addict gambler, I don't care about it, which is important I don't bother them.
Well I don't think that he is addicted to it since you said that he is not playing with his money,
and also he can control it cause he can stop playing with it.
You have a point but he is playing on constant basis which means hes already somehow considered as addiction because hes playing poker always and stopping for 2-3 days doesnt mean that hes not already addicted on that game. Playing poker isnt bad as long you spend your vacant times only.and also he can control it cause he can stop playing with it.
For me, even though he doesnt use his own money while playing poker but he did it regularly, that means he uses his time mostly for playing that game. I bet he already ignored other things in his life, hence I consider he got addicted to that game. Addicted to gambling not always related to money. Wasting time can also be categorized as an addicted.
Well I don't think that he is addicted to it since you said that he is not playing with his money,
and also he can control it cause he can stop playing with it.
You have a point but he is playing on constant basis which means hes already somehow considered as addiction because hes playing poker always and stopping for 2-3 days doesnt mean that hes not already addicted on that game. Playing poker isnt bad as long you spend your vacant times only.and also he can control it cause he can stop playing with it.
Well I don't think that he is addicted to it since you said that he is not playing with his money,
and also he can control it cause he can stop playing with it.
You have a point but he is playing on constant basis which means hes already somehow considered as addiction because hes playing poker always and stopping for 2-3 days doesnt mean that hes not already addicted on that game. Playing poker isnt bad as long you spend your vacant times only. and also he can control it cause he can stop playing with it.
Ok, how much hours does he spend playing poker every day? Is it few hours like 1-2 hours or is it few hours like 10 hours?
What is his family opinion about poker in general? Maybe they see poker as something very very bad?
Well, he plays about 4 hours per day, I think. His family is not aganst poker in general, they just don't like these moments when they are having dinner and he's late, because of making some bets or when they talk and he both talks and gambles.What is his family opinion about poker in general? Maybe they see poker as something very very bad?
Sounds healthy to me, so long as its not his one hobby. Stopping for a few days means little, not even a week is nothing. Overall he sounds quite controlled and just interested, a bad gambler will return no matter even disliking or feeling worse regularly after playing.
I guess it is one of his main hobbies. Top three. Yes, maybe now he controls himself but, you know, once he decided himseld that he will play once in three days but then he started playing again every day. And he feels like he is very busy, you know. Once I asked him didn't he read what I wrote to him on facebook (around 5 sentences). He said that he's too busy for such things. And he doesn't really do much apart from sig campaign and poker now. 
Well I don't think that he is addicted to it since you said that he is not playing with his money,
and also he can control it cause he can stop playing with it.
and also he can control it cause he can stop playing with it.
Sounds healthy to me, so long as its not his one hobby. Stopping for a few days means little, not even a week is nothing. Overall he sounds quite controlled and just interested, a bad gambler will return no matter even disliking or feeling worse regularly after playing.
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?
Not at all addicted I would say if he can stop for a day or two then he can definitely stop for the long term. This I feel at his age he's liking the game. For eg Candy crush when it came In all went crazy to play it and after a while it faded away. Similarly for him this is just a phase it will pass away. I would not really be worried about this at all. Addicted would be if he would invest his own money and loose. Maybe it's just he has nothing else to do and he wants to kill the time. I don't think you should make such a scene cause he likes to play a game.
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