Now, joy without spending? Even as a billionaire, thats difficult. Life best things are free. Park walk, excellent talk with friend, quiet time with loved one. Important things. When tempted to gamble, ask yourself, "Is this really worth the stress?" Its possible to have fun without spending money and leaving you rejuvenated, not regretful. I will accept that bet every day.
Well in physical casinos rarely I see addicted people nowadays while when I used to play them in the early 2000-s they were full of addicted person who had lost everything in their life, glad that most people now are more careful as what they do with their money and time and I also agree you can have a lot of fun no matter where you are if you are with people that make you happy. Even in a casino you can have a lot of fun, I mean a physical one as you can sit down in a poker table or in a blackjack table and have really an enjoyable time there.
While for online slots only one advice from me, quit quit quit quit quit and never look back. The reason is simple, the online casinos have all the power in changing the RTP of a slot machine and nothing guarantees us that the slots are audited like they should.