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Gambling addiction is a mystery because you may not realize that you are getting addicted or even after severely got addicted.

Let us try to find how safely we have been into gambling so far.

Level 1 to level 3: (beginning levels)
1. New gambling ideas flashes in your mind even you are too busy with your studies or work or with friends/family.
2. Already lost in hundreds still you are strongly believing to recover them by innovating new strategy.
3. Made $50 then why not $100 or $500.

Level 4 to level 6: (intermediate levels)
4. Allocating 10% to 25% for your monthly gambling expenses from your regular income stream.
5. Forgetting your regular responsibilities and giving gambling the high priority.
6. Lost most of the friends as they are not supporting your view on gambling. You want to prove them how genius you are in gambling.

Level 7 to level 10: (severe levels)
7. Planning to be a full time gambler because your day job is not supporting you to live as you wish.
8. Facing problem of debits even you are into a highly paying day job.
9. Your spouse warn you about divorce or your family member discuss abut rehabilitation centers behind you.
10. You already became a Warren Buffet of gambling still not sure what is going on around you. You must need 50 hrs per day to fulfill your gambling needs.

Beginning level of gambling addiction do not need any treatment but taking break from gambling may cure you. If you are unable to take break then you are already into intermediate level ask help from friends to keep you busy.

Severely addicted category must need to visit doctors to change their life style. For this category gamblers, taking break from gambling temporarily solve addiction thirst but professional guidelines will help to recover completely. Rehabilitation centers will be the ultimate destination when everything else fail.

Find yourself where you are doing and get back to level zero.

Level 0:
Gamble while gamble and may forget it for months. Gamble only with friends and gambling is not an option to kill boredom.

i think this belongs to the first level of gambling  . im at the beining level of addiction . im always busy with my job online and being online i got distracted , i keep on opening a new tab to visit a gambling site . i lost but i dont give up  . i believe that sometimes i can won a decent amount and whenever i win something decent , i cant stop because i think i can earn more than that and i got fcked up eventually  . all of those levels needs an imediate treatment so that the problem wont worsen at the future

Level 0 and Level 1

Gambling isnt the only thing that do entertain me when im in boredom.There are lots of activities that i can choose from to enjoy myself without involving any money.
Also i do play on my vacant time and using up my excess money to play without compromising responsibilities in real life. Needs first before anything else because
i dont like to mess up life or making my own problems that will come out late on if i do prioritize gambling.

Was level 3, but now I'm back to 0.

Am one of the lucky gamblers who've ended the addiction on profit. I ended mine when I started thinking thoroughly the consequences addiction implies. I knew this would one day end in a big loss I couldn't recover from - only few are lucky enough to earn a fortune and not lose it.

My routine back when I was addicted was like: wake up - make coffee - play on PrimeDice - sleep - repeat. It was an endless cycle of me betting, but to be honest, the chat on there was very fun so were the tips and random rains.

I guess there were some that came up to the point of level 7 to 10 thinking to become a full time gambler because they were winning. I can say that I'm in Level 0 to Level 2.

I'm believing that I can recover my losses somehow by renovating strategies although I have an idea that it will be a difficult time for me. But, I can verify that I'm not totally addicted to it and still fine with my mental and emotional issues.

Nice topic, I'm somewhere between zero and one because I'm never going high level unless I seriously get a good streak or enjoy a particular game alot and even then I'm gambling profits hopefully not out on a limb and a prayer.


This sounds like a combo best summed up as 'completely delusional' because if you are Warren Buffet of gambling you should have it made and why the heck would a wife be mad at someone making bucks with a regular successful system of gambling.    If the cash flow is purely one way and you are obsessed with gambling and losing so much as well as ignoring the wife then yep this could be the final step to losing touch with reality :o

Actually, beginners to intermediate levels can still be avoided, only if the gambler themselves allows that to happen. That's why never blame gambling for this addiction but how the person is dealing with it.

Those on critical or severe level aren't only because of gambling why they turned out like that. They are having difficulty in the real world and facing personal problems that's why it contributes to their desire of doing gambling thinking it's the only way to solve those especially the financial part. They think they don't have other choices that's why even they don't want to gamble, they will deal with it.

Do losing friends belong to the "intermediate" level? For me, it is not intermediate but belongs to "severe" level. It is a serious risk that may happen if we are not able to control ourselves. I assume, once you lose most of your friends, the "prove" will only be in vain. If you are really a genius, you won't be addicted to gambling, right?  

There are many ways to divert boredom instead of doing gambling, but it's beyond control of a person who choose to stay on this entertainment. It's more fun and exciting because the use of monetary involvement, that's giving you the chance to win a lucky price. However that amount of money couldn't be an assurance for us to win exactly at 100%, since the probability was too little. Level of addiction can be assessed to 10% up to 200% level of an extreme habit.

I also do gambling for entertainment at times but focusing on it whenever we feel is bored would be a big risk. There are still lots of other things that we can do just to earn except for gambling. We must dig into something that could make us grow financially and not into something with no guarantee of winning. Gambling is a matter of luck so we shouldn't risk our funds without having an assurance of gaining someyhing in return.

It usually becomes very apparent even without any sort of 'level' system that you're addicted to gambling if you just take a minute to think about yourself and the past few months of gambling, and the amount of money you've spent on gambling and the effects that has had on your life. If gambling's affecting your life in any negative way, that's already reason enough to consider stopping or finding professional help as the OP said. A lot of people don't fit cleanly in any of these levels or might even be seeing some of the negative sides of gambling being below the first level of this scale.

It also depends how you look at gambling and to what level you consider it to be significantly affecting your life. I'd probably take a step back and reconsider gambling if I start excessively thinking about gambling during work or in my free time, even despite it being in the first level of this scale.

With all honesty, I'm level 0.

I sometimes gambe once and forget about it for a month. I have so many things to do that I'm never bored and have enough money to live by so I don't have to treat gambling like a way of making more money or anything like that.

I'd say that if a person thinks about gambling all day he's not lvl 1. You should think of something in between the current lvl 0 and lvl 1.

I am allocating maybe 10% to 20% from my income per month, but I did not fall any of the levels in the OP since I am not addicted in gambling anymore.
Based on my experience, when I am addicted in the past, I don't allocate any, I just gamble to win but I have no plan on stopping, that's why I get easily addicted.

A poll would also be helpful to get an easy picture from people who have addiction that will participate.

Props to you on making a nice scale :D. It was simple but for me it already sums up every intensities of gambling addiction, good job. Anyway, going back to the topic, I think I only lie from Level 0 to 1 right now since I'm still busy due to my preparations for board exam. But given that I already finished this and find a decent job, it's weird that I can feel that I will suddenly jump into Level 4. Honestly, I think of someday that I will allocate few percent of my earnings just to try my luck on gambling ;D.

Most people don't notice they are addicted unfortunately.

It's the same with drugs and most other things too, they only notice when they realize what they have done to themselves/family/friends etc.

So this is my situation. I am addicted in the past and the reason that I am not that addicted now is because of my wife. I am gambling my money around $4 to $10, so I don't know where would I put that. Despite that, my wife usually warns me of leaving me if I continue losing money around $10-$50 since the value of the USD in our country is around 50 pesos. Maybe that will still fall at Level 1 to level 3 since most of them I can really relate.

I was on the level 1 to level 3 but I am glad I cut it out early and I am gambling now not because of addiction but because I just love to do it.
It's nice if we will be able to see that addiction early so it will not become a serious problem that would lead to self destruction in the future.


This is pretty like my mentality in the past.

I am still on this stage (level 0) and it means not addicted to gambling. I can gamble whenever I want, and I can forget it for weeks because of busy with real-life activities. But I never think to gamble only for fun, I have a serious purpose/goal. I think it is the same with others, that I want to win the games (for money). But honestly, I don't depend on my friends to gamble because mostly I gamble alone.  

Before I’m on a level 3 where I keep on playing after winning until I made a zero profit that day. Fortunately, because of my busy work and my growing family, I was able to go back to level 0 to the moment that I almost forgot how that game works. I’m not addicted anymore, for me if you find your purpose in life then for sure you will not waste more time in gambling because you want now to spend it on what matters.

Well I'd say that a lot of those descriptors are wildly inaccurate bro.

It's quite possible to plan to be a professional gambler, and even be a professional gambler and not be in debt.

Likewise, it's often possible to be warned about having a gambling issue, when actually you're a profitable player making an above-average income.

In any case, I'd say I'm a zero. I literally just play for fun whenever the mood strikes me.

I'm in-between level 0 and level 1.

I just gamble for fun but not that I forget it. I could gamble every day but I could say that I am not spending my money but just my time. I can say that I am just killing my boredom since I am just gambling using the satoshis I am getting from gambling sites. Though I am a level 1 too since a lot of strategies are flashing in my mind and I am trying them with those free satoshis I am getting.

I'll probably set my own standard to the level 0 which I think I belong in. I mainly gamble just because I want to test a gambling site and play along without the big involvement of money. In other words, I am not losing or winning too much in gambling thus, just being paid to beta test a gambling site, or to create a commentary about it in which my aim is to promote the gambling site at all. But I could say, even if I am not playing that much and betting serious amount of money, I still learn because of being active and staying tuned to different gambling sites I know at this time.

Not that much involved with gambling, so I can also be at middle of level 0 and 1,  spending time with some of my friends enjoying the time together
then forget afterwards or sometimes bets with my favorite NBA games then enjoy some sort of winnings when luck permits me.
But never to allocate such amount just to spend for my gambling activities.

I guess I am in levels 1 and 2 in the time I start gambling but then I reduce my time in gambling, and I think now I am at level 1 again ;D

But I can stay away from gambling for a month or more because I have the other things in my real life that can make me keep busy every day. Sometimes, I gamble only once in a month, but sometimes I bet twice in a month. There is no specific time for me to gamble because I don't want to get addicted to gambling, and that can make me play gambling over and over.

I think I'm only on level 3 if Im going to rate myself in terms of gambling. I experienced until level 5 but that's not happened for a long time only quite some time when I dont have much other stuff to get busy with.

I like your ratings, did you based this on a natural scaling for gamblers or you just created this yourself? I think those higher level such as 7 to 9 are already worse and its needed attention of a therapist based on your description.

I don't think it's necessary to assess yourself when you are not addicted in gambling, the fact that "you are not that involved", that's means you were never addicted in gambling... As far as I understand, addiction means you are already out of control and you are gambling more than you are suppose to.

i cannot leveled myself mate because i have done that all before,as a former regular gambling player?i think i had enough to mention in which i belong.
but the thread is cool at least there will some realization from other gamblers as there is a level mentioned to each kind of gamblers are we.
and the way i see it?most of the posts claims they are level 0-1 things that i see better if they are all telling truth here because there are many gamblers pretending them to be involving a lot but the truth is playing silently most of the time.

Im pretty sure I'm on the lower level and probably until level 4 utmost only. But these level from 7 to 10 is very harsh already. I mean does really people reached to these level of addiction? That'sa heart brealing scenario especially level 9 where your spouse is already accepting to leave and set aside you from the picture due to gambling.

Good for you, cause its means your out of the league of being an addict. Some gamblers might say your lucky to have a discipline hand. Just continue and avoid it.


@OP thanks for your rating at least I know I am still not that addictive to gambling based on the ratings.

A well written self-evaluating procedures. Good work OP!

I just wonder all these are your own thoughts or you referred or copied from any professional practitioners? (I am sorry to ask this but you have not included any external references so I assume all are your own thoughts from this you sound like a rehabilitation professional who evaluate the physiological things like this type of examples and statements).

Hope you will come with more these types of physiological related things so that this gambling community will go for self assessments more frequently because I believe doing this kind of self-evaluation things may help them to prevent all gambling dangers at least some minimum level too.

I am happy and content with being at Level 1 beacuse only gamble at time’s when really nothing to do or meeting some friends then we go and have fun. Also the intention is to have fun and enjoy and not to make money from it . If I win then it s a bonus but not dependent on it .

I only spend 2-3 hour in gambling in three times a week, but there's a time I'm not in a gambling site.  Even I'm not always gamblin still I considering myself as a gambler but not addicted. For me do gambling with goal is a good step because you can let yourself out in gambling whenever you want, unlike to those people doesn't have goal they are possible to become more addicted.

Level 0 is partly true, I think. I would just play a luck-based betting and forget it. If I win, fine , but If lose, it doesn't matter anyway because I don't want to be attached to the game. I actually do this in trading. I just set my trade with alerts, forget about it and get busy with more important things. Once I get notified, I trade briefly, set my alert again and forget about the trade. I try not to get attached to my trading fund. This helps me to be more productive and not to be consumed by the market.

I am certain I am not an addicted gambler. I do not even belong to level 1. But neither do I belong to Level 0. I sometimes gamble alone, especially online, and sometimes gamble with friends, especially when playing games outside the internet. And I think a full month won't pass without me placing a bet or two. Another reason why I do not belong to level 0 is that I gamble when bored. For example, I often play dice when I am bored and there seems to be nothing better to do online.

I'm probably somewhere in the first three levels when I profit after a session I get that greedy feeling of wanting to win one more then I most likely lose going back to my starting balance.

The level 9 about the spouse imo is not really accepting to leave, I think it's their last resort in forcing them to do something about their addiction like a scare tactic since every other solution didn't work.

Gamble may not be the only option to kill boredom, but it's definitely one of my top to-do list when boredom strikes.
So , I'm gonna say I'm at level 0, and somehow on level 1-3 as well. Sometimes, I get hooked that I'm willing to lose or win a hundred dollars. That's gonna be my bet limit to avoid being depressed and stressed when luck left my side.
These days, I'm pretty sure im in level 0. I haven't get involved to sports gambling yet, but I'm always checking on the sportsbook regularly.

Most of the people will fall in Level 1 to level 3. I too feel sometimes that if i earn few bucks, i could earn more. This greedy habit of mine do not let me win big amounts because whenever i gamble with more money, the luck does not favor me and i lose my amount. I am sure, this happens with many other gamblers too. We need to define our targets of winning and once achieved, we should not greed for more.

I would say I am on level 0. I don't think about gambling every day and might think of it only to mingle with my friends during a trip, weekend parties or whenever I am spending my free time with my friends.  Gambling is a fun activity to spend your free time to relieve stress and yo have fun, especially with your friends. I am not near to the point that I look for it every day and expecting for a big win or jackpot.

I think i fall under Level 0 on that gambling addiction.  I play gambling games, occasionally putting a huge bet, sometimes I go all in, but I never had any symptoms or signs of those on the upper level.  I only play gambling when I feel too, and often forget playing when I am busy and never use it to kill boredom.

I guess I could consider myself at level 0.
I don't really gamble much I just enjoy it sometimes and besides  I only gamble with small amount and it's very often.
I enjoy gambling with my friends and sometimes I also do it alone.

Have you make an analyst against it?

I mean you are collected some correspondent among an addict and someone who just know gambling? Because I saw in OP it seems like you know the ins and out about gambling, and yeah you need data in my opinion. You will be called as an insane when you show some statement that you should proof it with data you are not.

Level 1-3 to be honest I want to build my own gambling site with my own games.
I could also say that there are times that I would be so greedy even when I already have a good profit in my hand it would be hard to stop.

I have reached level 7 before,

That is when I make gambling as a source of living, I disregard my work and focused only to gambling. That is when I actually earn everyday more than my daily salary at work. I also think of leaving my job that time just to make gambling as a full time.

Luckily I don't end up leaving my job, since I lost all my earning and savings.

Right now I am back at level 0, I only gamble when I am togrther with my friends,  then will play again after a couple of weeks.

I consider myself being on a level zero because I usually gamble with my friends to enjoy and entertain myself. I just play and satisfy myself without the thoughts of looking for another strategy to win the game because I know that gambling won't assure you the possible result. I restrain myself for having a a mindset of getting back the money I have lost because it can possibly lead in addiction if I don't control and limit myself.

When I entered the world of sports betting I put it in my head that sports betting is just for fun, I don't expect to earn money to live off sports betting (I've heard of sports trade professionals), for me it is just fun, my bets are as small as possible and do not harm me in any way so when I lose a bet it doesn’t make me angry and I don’t think about running to recover my losses

starting with your own games?you mean there are no Old games?that is very hard mate because people tend to play with their favorite gambling games.
that is normal for a gambler to look for another higher winnings even when they are already having enough in hands.

i was mostly at begining levels but as ive read the contents of intermediate and severe levels ,  some of thier contents are on me and can be all combine with level 1 addiction .  so now what ? after we identify our gambling addictive level , what to do next ? implement a solution to counter it ? actually i already created a system for my self in order to diminish my addiction but its not easy  . sometime i still find my self going back again to the begining .

For now, I can say that I am a level 0 gambler .
Before when I was a high school student, I always do gambling, I am the one who always approaches my classmates to gamble. We do tong-its, Lucky nine, and other gaming cards even though I often lose the game. Those are the things that I am doing when I am bored, but for now, I can say that I am not like that anymore, I changed my lifestyle into better, in a way that when I get bored, I do not play any gambling sites. Still, I instead read books and play online games. I became so passionate about reading books because it gives so much information on me. It has a good feeling when I complete reading inspirational books. I became motivated about what I will be going to do.

I can say that I have a level 0 and level 1 to 3 but most of the time I am on level 0 I think my level is manageable and pose no problem at all with my family and my work, this should be the level of those who do not have money enough to gamble, don't force your way if you do not have enough money to play, or you will become a compulsive gambler.

Indeed. And I assume that is the problem why we are having a hard time quitting gambling addiction because we act too late. We always says "maybe later" having in mind that it is too soon to call ourselves addicted to gambling, but it is better to be safe than sorry, always. We don't need those levels to define what should we do because in the first time we try gambling, that is the time when we should be aware that we might get addicted on it and we need to deflect that action.

So the first thing that we should keep in our mind is that, we always have to assess ourselves or take precautions once we started something highly addictive to make ourselves stay in the safe zone.

Indeed, there are many ways to satisfy yourself or to remove your boredom in an excellent idea that won't lose a lot of your money, like spending your time with your family or to your friend, that is better than being addicted to any gambling sites.
Having self control in many things is a good thing for everyone in any other aspect of life, it is an essential character of a person.

My level now is level 0 because I use to gamble to have fun and enjoy my free time. I saw from my friends that they are playing gambling many times in a week, and I don't want to be like them. I don't have so much money to spend on gambling, and I prefer to withdraw the money or save it in my account. I realize that playing gambling can take more time and money because once we involve in gambling games, we can feel fun and that can attract us to playing gambling longer than the other people.

This was spot on the biggest threat because you are not aware of time you spent gambling. I know that that the hours stated was an exaggeration but think about it that can really happen when you are gambling, you lose track of time which is the biggest mistake rather than the money you lost.

Yes, I just wonder how OP is able to compose this much accurately. I believe he must be a gambler and got addicted to it because few of his statements are not clear to me. But, I read them for twice and thrice then I slowly start getting his point. The description of most levels are what we will feel when we get addicted. I am not a regular gambler hence it was too hard for me to realize the real interpretation of them.

Honestly, I am into level zero because I do stay away from gambling for years. I guess OP must add few more explanation for most of the levels so that people like me, may get more clearly about gambling addictions. It must be another good topic to spread awareness on gambling addictions so that this community may work on preventing it.

Addicted gamblers forget about everything, they wanted to keep playing and keep trying their luck to win without any further target amount of winning or losing from the bankroll that they are using. Those people who are engaged too much from gambling don't know how to track time, they are just going to keep on playing till the last cent of their money.

I'm still at level 0 since I'm always preoccupied with a lot of things IRL, especially my dissertation and my business. There was once a time wherein I would just gamble and gamble every single day since I'm not doing anything important as of those moments. I consider myself to be at level 1-3 during those times and thankfully it never progressed after I have had the biggest win in my life. Right now, I still gamble whenever I have the time, not for the win but mainly for the entertainment and for the feel of playing once more.

Since the tiers of intensities are still grouped, we can safely assume that the author of this scale hadn't made any statistical analysis of this to support his claim. However, this doesn't mean that it is irrelevant. The scaling may or may not be wrong, but what matters is the thought that a scale was made to help people who might be suspecting themselves of gambling addiction to better assess and cure their addiction if confirmed. The essence is already there and would just need a few tweaks especially on how each intensity level is tied.

I suggest that the author ask for help from a statistician perhaps or from a mathematician. This kind of awareness is beneficial and may be backed by the government for implementation. That means they may allocate funding in order to publicize this and inform a bigger locale. You might even get compensated for making this.

In the light of OP's assessment levels, I believe it's safe to say that my gambling addiction level is still around level 0. Since November 2019, I've only placed just one sports bet and I placed the bet because my friends played and because it looked likely to enter. Gambling can really mess people up that's why I'm trying my best to keep it at bay. These days, I barely get feel like or get motivated to place bets. I have friends who don't go a day without placing a bet.

I'm at level 0. I've gambled perhaps once in the last 12 months, losing no more than $20 :)

I just found out if my gambling addiction level in the past has reached level 7, lol. But it happened because I had quit my full time job before and not because of gambling that made me quit my full time job, I think it was something different but when we gambled all day every time for several years, then that too equally bad because I only use gambling for the necessities of life so I accidentally made gambling a source of income until I was finally able to get out of the gambling circle and return to level 0.

The right decision if you dont have enough budget on it, dont push your self into gambling.

Probably, to avoid being in level 4 and up you should always think that Gambling is only for entertainment purposes. And that you are warned at the beginning that you might end up being financially broke.

My family has a big history of gambling addiction. It is really sad that you will never recognize yourself being addicted to gambling already. I hate it when I remember how our financial position had a big slide because of gambling. My grandfather was a good businessman not until he learned how to gamble. Our lands were sold to banks and my mother has had the same gambling addiction.

The word that always comes up in my "I will never be a gambling addict". Never ever, cast in stone.

I belong here, though I always find gambling as the answer to kill time and to entertain myself when im bored. But I dont gamble often so I think I can classify myself as a gambler who can leave gambling anytime and forget about it for a while. Level 1-3 is the start of addiction but you can still go back to your old self if you realize its not healthy for you and for your family. If you can manage to overcome this level then you're still a gambler who knows his limit.

I was already became an level 4 before and it took several months to downgrade my habit became an level 0 and currently i didn't gambling often and consider my families above to gambling so if i already fullfil my family needs then i will thinking to gamble

Do you believe in a sayings that "once a gambler, always a gambler?"...
I have been in situation where I lose my control in gambling and eventually regretted it, but guess what, I am still gambling until now.

I believe in that saying, when you are a gambler you see odds and chances everywhere, doesn't really matter do you place bets or not, you see everything with from a gambling perspective.
Every gambler lost control at least once, some of us more than once. It's when you get carried by the excitement or huge wish to win. I had many good and bad moments in gambling, we all do, but I like to gamble and when I have money to spare I will gamble them, to survive in long run in gambling you need to know your limits.

From level 5 to level 2 to day  :) I am happy that bit by bit I am lowering my addiction on gambling. What I do is I am lowering every week the number of hours/days that I am playing, even with friends or solo. Everything that is too much will cause you bad thing and also remember that gambling is not good if it gives you any kind of problem. Just a tip even playing for fun is kind of addictive, so if you can control yourself then good to you, as long as you can control your self you will get no problem playing  :)

I think it is the opposite.

Gamblers don't usually track the time but they do check at their balances every time. Gamblers tend to also calculate their next bet or following bets based on their money left. At that point, I think you really need a professional to help you. I think there should be a level above 10 where there are no other options in their life but just to gamble and spend their money on it.

I would say that I was in the level 7 once, I have a high paying job, but it seems that I'm not contented, did not save but usually spend time in the gambling casino's around my place. Until the time that I lost my job, lost my business, and almost lost my family as well.

But I have amend my ways in the last three years, no more many hours in gambling, and just play to have some fun. And I just gamble what I can afford to lose.

I rank my self as a semi-biginner gambler because  I makes enough to supplement my income, but doesn't earn full-time living through gambling. I know my limit when to stop or continue, even sometimes I lose still I can handle my loses. I always think what is my goal everytime I do gambling and have plan how much money to spend before i play.

I would tell that my gambling addiction is on level 1.
I don't address my addiction based on the money I have made from money but from the money that I have lost. I don't gamble a lot of money this is why I haven't gain a lot of money. I try to keep a balance on my bets.

To be honest I think I'm at level 0. I often do betting only with my friends for fun but gambling isn't always what I do when I have free time. I mostly spend my time with school, work, and personal life. So basically, I don't have enough time for gambling because it's my least priority. But before I think I had reached beginning levels. Before, I give time for gambling even though I'm quite busy and as a gambler, it's normal to believe that you can get back what you have lost. But right now, I'm more focused on my top priorities so I guess I'm back at zero. I can barely handle everything because I'm too busy and my time is occupied by the things I need to do.
I'm also aware of what gambling addiction can do so I don't even want to reach higher levels than the beginning level because it will be too hard to handle it.

Luckily my addiction level didn't get rise into level 4 to 6, I've only stayed at level 1 to 3 because even though I meet crypto gambling at the early stage I still prioritize my studies. And as time goes by it drop to level 0 where I only used to play just for fun and relieve my boredom. I often play gambling twice a month when I felt to. Probably, I never ended up being a gambling addict because I focus much to earn via this forum, participating in some campaign and I found out that it was not all go in vain.

Level 0 and level 1. Gambling is not a thing I do for regular daily activities. I have stopped that and I only whenever I feel like and if I don't win I move on till another next impulse day. Anytime I win I also.find how to win more with little stakes.

you should be on level 0 only because you said you dont gamble regularly   .

you mean you play gambling whenever you like , that means you are prone to addiction because what if you feel you need play gambling all the time . your qualified for more levels of addiction then not just level 0 and 1  . add in the fact that when you win your looking forward for more wins but your other statement condratics it because you said when you loose you will stop playing  .

your situation is i think confusing mate  . you need to clear that out so that you can verify if what exact level of addiction your in , so that youl know if you need treatment already or not .

Gambling addiction is like gaming addiction. I'm a gamer and at the same time, I'm not addicted into gambling since I can control my playing time but there are some gamers out there who are playing most of their time and not doing anything even eating or sleeping as long as they are playing and the problem is they don't realize it too. Their mind has been put into a state where their day will not be completed without playing. Same goes with gambling. They will not stop until they don't get what they want and that is profits.

Level 0:
Gamble while gamble and may forget it for months. Gamble only with friends and gambling is not an option to kill boredom.
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This is my level when I gambled but fortunately, I stopped gambling already.

According to me, you have a good plan and its not greed at all. But if you will let yourself be greedy it will make you lose. So gamble but in limit and making your own gambling site needs money' awareness, skills and proper time so be with all this then you can be rich in gambling yet I am not addicted but I felt I love gambling and spend half of my day in the casino.S

This is very important for us not to exceed the average limit as a good gambler between 0-1 level range if we are a gamble.
The stated OP was definitely right, reaching a high level of addiction and the reason that we probably have a miserable life and broke our family just because of gambling. In general of this outcome is we need full control over gambling and we should temper our greediness that eventually human has.

Im in the beginner's level only and Im happy to say that Im very addcited gambling before but I minimize it and recover to stop being addicted. Actually there is no level in gambling addiction as long as you know your limitation you can still playing.

I hope the addcition level of many players is not worst but we know too that many of the players are the addiction level ia very high and spending more time and more money in the gambling.

It is good that you have been able to control your gambling addiction because this is one of the very hard thing to lose about. There are so many players out there who are losing the control on gambling and maybe because they are already addicted on it.
In my case I have been able to manage my gambling addiction at the right time because before I became so much addicted on it I was able to stop and stabilize it because I realized that gambling may eventually be a problem to me once I have been so much addicted on it. I am glad that I didn't go at the point where I need to sustain my gambling addiction and took money from a bad activity.

I would say that controlling emotions and the desire not to continue gambling is a very difficult thing to do if there is no reason. Everyone has different levels of addiction in gambling and if gambling addiction has damaged and disrupted physical and social and family activities then it is time to think of ways to reduce addiction.

I am sure that every addict knows how to reduce his addiction to gambling, but they dont do it for various reasons. Only awareness will make addicts reduce or stop gambling. As long as they are able to control their emotions and finances, the negative effects of gambling may not so felt by a gambler.

I've arrived at level 9 addiction before and that kind of experience is very hard to deal with, That's the time that I got a deep realization about myself and my environment. Changed my life slowly by reducing the gambling activities and controlling myself on every game I play by putting limits into the wager I do every game. I am proud of myself that I lower the level from level 9 to level 2 of addiction based on the criteria we based.

You should be proud of yourself and should gain admiration this is such an achievement,it's so hard to break that level 9 addiction probably the worst situation a gambler than can be in, it takes a very strong character to realized that and make a big turn around, you should create a thread and tell us how you did it.

I can not imagine what I will do if I am at level 9 addiction. I don't know if my family will warn me or still care with me since, in level 9, there is a big addiction to gambling. But you are so lucky because, finally, you can realize about yourself, and you can change your life by reducing your time in gambling. That is very good for you that you can lower the level, and you have the experience to become addicted to gambling so you can tell and share your story to other people which will give them a lesson not to depend on gambling, and don't spend too much money in gambling.

Level 0.

I was wondering where was the option of just gambling for the sake of gambling and no other goal. The level 1 to 3 already seemed way too crazy for me as a person who doesn't gamble addictively, plus, I still use my brain, like, I still have a touch of common sense with me.

I'm pretty sure Levels 1 and above would only be achieved if you actually think of gambling as a sort/way to earn money, which is not really its purpose (at least, for me that is). Sure, money is involved and all, but gamblings are in a sense games right? Bets are made to add that taste that other games can't give it, and increasing it adds more intensity towards that taste. I've bet big amounts and small amounts here and there, but I never considered the idea that I must take them back. Those bets were made to add spice, or at least I got carried away by the intense feeling of playing against someone.

It is just a wildly versed treatise on how we can classify gamblers in groups to see their addiction levels. Maybe in future a clinical classification will be made in similar terms. So dont shoo the OP like that. :D

While it seems possible, in reality many professional gamblers no longer play. They stake money on newer players like Poker staking and they understand the promotions that casinos give them and thus visit the casinos for a paid visit.

The profits wont be for long if one is playing continuously and that includes breaks in between. The more you play the more your losing chances are.

Currently at this level and don't think I'll be leaving there anytime soon. Hardly before you see me getting carried away by gambling most especially after my previous experience of been an addictive gambler which costed me alot in regards to be funds and socal life. It's not something someone else should go through and that can be achievable by staying on track with gambling plans like risk/money management etc.

Sometimes, I could stay years without gambling although that doesn't mean I'll be completely off about gamble related activities, like discussung about them or watch others engage in them. Many non gamblers presume the activity to be destructive although that's only possible when you act ignorantly.

My level as a gambler is Level 0 to Level 1.
Gambling is not my daily priority, it is for my entertainment only or for my leisure time, because there are so much things that we must put in priority like our family, health and or love ones. I don't wanna to be addicted on gambling because it may loses my big assets once I a being addicted to that, and it is too hard to recover again to all the assets. So that there are many ways to divert many things instead of daily gambling, just try new things everyday to avoid you on being addicted in gambling.

This one is for me, I only gamble with friends which is very seldom, I don't also allocate a portion of my earnings to gambling and not really into thinking of any strategies to become successful in trading because for me regardless of what strategy you create for gambling the more you play and the closer you'll get to the house edge then it will be useless. I would rather play just for fun with friends and I also forget it for months.

I'm currently at this level as I focus my time more often in trading instead of gambling because I'm a person who explores everything that will make me grow and I don't seem my growth development by focusing my time becoming a better gambler since it's the least option that I'm thinking of.

I most likely play with friends as gambling is one of our past time and bonding also. We used to play together in order to watch everyone thus no one would be greedy and if someone of us needs a strategy, it can be given by simply asking and choosing which is best by deciding with majority.

I am for 0(zero) because i only gamble sometimes and yeah i can forget it for months and specially when i am busy and has other thing to prioritize.

For me gambling is just a extra activity and not important part of my life.

And that is something to be proud of mate because mostly gamblers become more and more addicted while you decreases and limited your self from your past activity,you shoult continue that mate and don’t lose good things because of gambling.

I think I belong to beginning level as I only gamble to ease my boredom or loneliness and I always put a limitation in every time I gamble in order to make sure that I will not loss too much money.

I've been thinking of a good strategy also on how I can win and I even research about it but still I am in dead end as I am not that good in complex try and error options just to test the new strategy that I learned. And with regards to winning, I am very unlucky as I have more losses than winnings.

It should really be treated of this way because gambling is just really created for entertainment not a priority nor a source of income.
The only mistake here that people were too greedy thats why they do fall into the pit of addiction because of continuous playing because
of that certain aim or goal.

Answering on op which im on level 0 most of the time but there are instances i do climb up on level 1-3.

This is my level:


Moreover, even when I gamble, I don’t feel a sense of excitement because for me games are mathematics. Gambling differs from chess only in terms of the game (all information is immediately known in chess). But if we think about it, it’s clear that even in gambling all the information is known as the whole range of possible options is known.

It proves you are not a gambler  :D I really don't understand why you don't get excited when gambling (I mean with your friends?) Have you ever gambled with friends, games you can play together, for example playing cards? I agree with you on math, it's quite complicated so we can know something in advance. I don't often gamble, but it was really fun when I played with my friends. Gambling is really something fascinating when we play with friends  :D

Lol, I guess a lots of symptoms of level 1-3 can also be put into extreme levels, but according to these symptoms, I am not in need of severe treatment haha since am in the easiest levels so I feel safe while I work on to cure myself hehe :D

Yes, I have experience in games, and now it is very regular - I play Monopoly with my family  :D
I experience very strong emotions during the game (thanks to my daughter, as she is very nervous and this is transmitted to me  ;D ), but these emotions are in no way connected with a sense of passion since the mathematics of the game is simple and understandable.

Just in case of Monopoly  :D Not simple with all game  ::) If you have ever played poker or the similar game, you will find that calculating the probability of cards appearing is very difficult, the rules are easy to understand but it is impossible to predict what will appear in the future  ::) I often mention luck when I play this game  :D Do you think it's easy to calculate?

Gambling is one of the most exciting game of all time for me because most of the time I'm facing the other players that is now stable and prepare in the world of gambling and some of them always made a mistake, and it is better if we grab the opportunity to beat them and take a lot of profit gambling is not just of fun it is all about how you will conquer the game and earn a lot of profit also this game is full of mind games one of the keys to success is to make a lot of knowledge and experience by this you can now get a lot of information to the possible situation you encountered and hard to make a decision. Even it is difficult still sometimes luck can give you a good idea in every situation you don't know what you need to do.

This is the best level that describes me but I'm still in control of myself and how I gamble I just continue to innovate so I can come back and recover my losses but I am only allocating a small portion of my gambling because of my work but even when I am on my work those dice sometimes rolls in my mind, I'm not looking to go to the next level because I don't gamble to ruin my life.

I'm also at this level so most probably this thing isn't not my main problem. The main problem that I'm facing here is that gambling is really not meant for me. I can't see that I'm getting a profit out of it because there's no improvement, although I managed those losses but I still can't win and I'm also not losing. Maybe I should focus on trading and gambling maybe should not be my priority. I will just spend my money to those valuable thing rather than this gambling games. I prefer playing true online games and it is much better.

Stay with how you interpret this habit it's dangerous not only with your financial but also it can harmed you physically, the after effects of gambling inside your mind difinitely can ruined your life. Good thing that you manage to control yourself not following your desire to continuously play and then lose your money.

That's good way that you just allocate funds in a small portion for gambling and you also can control yourself very well. As long as you can manage everything well, I think that you play gambling properly. But you don't need to think dice or online gambling when you are working on real life. Just focus on your jobs, then play gambling after you have spare time.

Sometimes it will come to my mind and drives me to play but however I dont have  budget for it. I am still focusing on my investments rather than gambling because I believe that with tjis investments, even not in crypto, it will give me a return as time goes by. It is part of my self discipline to be more cautious to the usage of money.

I hope you can manage your money if you want to gamble and never use more money to gamble because that will be the worst decision that you make for playing gambling. It is good if you decide to focus on your investment because, yes, investing will give you a chance to make a profit in the short term and long term. When you are playing gambling, you should have the power always to control yourself, so you don't have to spend big money, and you don't have to worry if your level in gambling will be increased in the long term.

I think easy  :)
But in fact, you don’t even have to count - a lot of diverse software has already been created that does this automatically. I have friends who earned money professionally on poker (they were regulators on PS), this software, in addition to calculating the probabilities, also showed the probabilities of the actions of opponents in a particular case. I was very disappointed in all this when I found out it. Online poker has been killed by this approach, imo.
And I can notice that in the case of such a “game” it does not even make sense to talk about excitement - in fact, such players did routine operations with numbers.

As per OP, it seems you are still at level zero, congrats mate!

You are having budget  for your investment but you are sounding too discipline by not using those money for your gambling. That must be perfect action every gambler must take so that they can focus on building their future along with crypto rather than spending destroying their life in gambling.

I believe that must be the point of this topic. By assessing various levels mentioned on open-post, you will come to know your your addiction level and when you are not get addicted then you can really focus on your routine life with double the force of hard work rather than spending time on quitting gambling and its addictions.

Agree with you on this matter  ::) Gambling is no longer a joy if we use machines and software to support, every decision is based on probability, which makes us bored. Online gambling is just a place to make money, not a place to entertain. What if a battle between two guys used software to fight each other? A fight of the numbers and probability LOL  ;D

That is my level and I'm sure it just because I wear gambling signature and want to try their services, really good or bad. I'm not a gambler and I try to use free money to get fun from the site I promote, no big deal and far away from addict. I have limit and so far still good, first only use free money and always stay away from people or place that can make me addict. Simple to try and only need disciplines.

Well honestly am at the beginners level.
I have this mindset that when i will i win still want to earn more but when i lost i want to play more just to gain back what i've lost.

Please do not try to recover your losses from gambling itself. Life is bigger than you could imagine and there are lots of opportunities available for making you rich. Gambling is not just a way of making money but to lose with it. So, the losses which had happened to you in gambling is just a fee for your entertainment and never look for recovering them by playing again.

Because, when you try to recover your losses then you will loss again and you will keep on trying which will get you bankrupted before you will be realizing what you are doing. This is how gambling had destroyed many innocent gamblers' life before they are realizing their action.

From your statement, I understand you are at level 2 (as per OP) and it would be better time to stop gambling or gambling only for entertainment purposes with the money what your affordable to lose. Forget your losses and focus on any other business to recover your losses in multi-fold.

It all matters with discipline because levels of addiction cant really be mold up if you do know on how to control up yourself.
Answering back the question on op on whats my level then it would be level 0 yet anytime i can stop playing gambling
and play with it if id like to. All goes for entertainment and going beyond in terms of money and time isnt on my vocabulary
thats why i can easily quit nor ignore it.

Yes, in my opinion also trying to recover losses must be leading to big gambling addiction over the time. Because, the longer you will be staying with gambling, more chances you will be severely addicted. We should not gamble with our hard earned money even if we will be doing that then we should not bother about losses. We must accept losses and must move on, otherwise we will lose more money and will get addicted to gambling.

Being at beginners level of addiction and realizing how we're gambling must be good thing because if you are not assessing that you are gambling with your chances of gambling addiction then you will definitely will get addicted over the time. Everyone should realize what they are actually doing while gambling and must react to suggestions of this community for preventing gambling addictions.

That is a great idea because this thread seems to be gaining traction quickly by the others who think they might have a problem. :-\
Also have a picture of how each of these levels would look will be a bonus! ;D
Such as tilted with a pink wojak as an indicator you might be in trouble.
https://blockexplorer.com/news/pink-wojak-crypto-meme

It would be best if you keep it at that level. There is nothing better than getting a taste of gambling and how bitter it becomes with more losses. That will also stop you from wasting money on gambling.

Both are actually wrong ways to proceed. These things make you lose more in the cycle of gambling and there is always the chance of getting addicted for a new player. While managing losses is important keeping a check on habits is also important.

Just play when you wish to but keep limited bankroll to play with. Don't be the foolish gambler who rages when playing.

I used to be in the level 3 but when I have learned how to control my emotions and to handle my funds well. I could handle gambling at level 0. I didn't allow my world to rotate around gambling and having the urge and eagerness to spend more until I win the amount that I want. It's always mind over matter and we have to take control of our emotions especially when it comes to gambling before it controls us. We all know that consequences that we will be facing if we'll focus our lives in gambling too much.

I'm on a level 3 right now and because I have a lot of free time, in the past weeks I almost spend my whole week in casinos. My savings is dying and I should really stop this addiction, fortunately I can still control myself and now I'm moving on and stop playing for almost 2 days now. Gambling addiction is not healthy at all, you'll know this thing when you already experience to lose continuously.

Stopping instantly from playing gambling is a bit hard even for me, Realizing how gambling addiction affects you in your daily lifestyle and in your pocket is a starting move on changing yourself after you experienced become an addict on playing gambling.

I believe that you can change yourself from being an addict even though it'll be hard.

I have level 0 and some level 1 but I am very careful not to go to level 2 soI believe I am on the side and will always strive to be on that level, people should be very careful to check what level are they in and to always maintain on a safe level because there is always a temptation to go all out and many people are tempted to go out of control.

Are you serious? Gambling is a hobby, the more you care about it, the more you stick to it. How to make an effort to control what you like? Basically, you're not an avid gambler, so you're not too stick to it, you can use the word "strive", but in fact, you just need to act spontaneously, I believe that you're still at level 1  ;)

If this is the level of gambling addiction the I guess the highes that I have been was 5.
But now I am only at level 1 I don't gamble much now I just want to open a new gambling site or new gambling games.

Hey OP, you probably might have come up with the most needed self-assessment tool for this community. Really a good piece of work for this gambling community; still I am not sure how many of this community will be making use of such self-test as they are TOO BUSY with their gambling ::). You must have done some good work for this community whereas making use of it or not will be up to individual gambler's preferences.

I believe I am at the level of zero because I rarely go to gambling. So far all my gambling are only online even we are having lots of physical casino in our country. The fortunate thing is the religion which we are following; even I'm not that much religion oriented, I never prefer to go for gambling. I believe this is the simple way I do safeguard myself from gambling addiction.

Im in the level 1-3 and level 4-6 because they have information in the first level that I do and also to the second level that I experienced .

But before Im very addicted player because I use more money that I have and many money that I use is gone and not recover.  Im very happy right now because I gain money in gambling and I hope to continue my luck.

I see many of us have changed their level of addiction to gambling, and many of us have back to level 0 or 1. That is a great thing from us because we realize that gambling is for having fun and not for seeking money. If we can keep the level as low as we can, we can play gambling without worrying about become addicting, and we can playing gambling anytime we want, and we can stop anytime too.

Well, gambling teaches us to have discipline, self-control, and other things, and we can do that because we don't want to become addicting. We can teach other people to reduce their addiction too so they can have awareness about the danger of gambling. Once we are involved too deep in gambling, we can be addicted, and that will difficult to stop gambling. I am glad that I already reduce my level too like other people, and I hope that I can be at the lowest level because I don't want to get addicted in the future.

I was once at almost severe level back when I was really hooked up in gambling but as I grow up and realizes what I am doing wrong I went back and made a change by myself and now I'm sure that my level today is only at the beginning again, Yes I do still gamble up to this date but I have now full control over on how much I will play and I'm just doing it for fun.

I am at level 1 to level 3,
I always come up with new ideas everywhere I am. I always think of a new possible trick that might work the next time I gamble, a never ending thinking of possible way to win. Also, I always wanted to try that idea immediately as I want

I'm just a beginner level that I already lost and able to recover the money that was lost. Those were the days of being addicted to gambling and didn't realize the worth of money that could be use for the family. Some people didn't treat gambling as for fun nor entertainment that's why some suffering huge lose of money.

This is really a good example of how people do evolve and once you ready to accept that you are over boarding something and start making correction you would be on a my better side and will be proud of this achievement . It is commendable as many just cannot leave gambling due to addiction and coming out of it and now just gambling for fun and that in a controlled manner is completely fine . Hope you enjoy the game and time as well while gambling .

your not a beginner then basing on your words because you said you have the ability to recover what you already lost which is also cool though  . not many gamblers can do that .like me i already lost alot from a long time of playing on an online gambling site and i can see that my stats are still negative . whats more im impressed with you is that you now realized the importance of money and the importance of your family while many gamblers still cant do this because they are still stuck on thier losses or from thier addiction .

Lvl 1 since i only play when i have available time, there's no bad affect on playing any gambling since i am able to control my emotion when playing . When i am at lost i will stop just play again next time and never continue to play even i have money available on hands.

The question is, are you addicted in gambling?

I personally I could choose the first level as it's not severe but I don't think I am addicted in gambling, I mean addiction is different, it's something you can't resists to do gambling and you can't control yourself, I don't belong to that.

Something that you wanted to keep doing over and over without hesitating the risk behind, If you are still in the right mind and able to resist the lust for gambling then it's good to assume that you are a good and responsible gambler.
Most of those addicted gamblers are the one who in the denial part of life where they keep saying that everything is okay and it's only for entertainment
practices, but in reality, they've already lose a lots of money.

I experienced the same. Before, I became addicted to gambling I dont have control and no limitation. I spend my salary in gambling and didnt think of the welfare of my family that should be my prioritize in the first place. But good thing I overcome those days, we seek for a professional help because even I want to stop I still can refrain myself to gamble. Now I still gamble but not the same as before.

There are 2 types of posters here:
1. What they are saying in their posts are true.
2. What they are saying in their posts are false.

You saw many people just saying level 0 or 1 but they know in their mind that their assessment with themselves are higher than the level they shared here. For me, I believe that most of the gamblers are greedy therefore they are always gambling for the sake of fun.

Lets just say that there are some gamblers who are just gambling for fun. I know that but there are only few of them. Gamblers who are gambling for fun too are prone to addiction especially if they see gambling as a very fun hobby. They will do it everyday and they will be prone to gambling addiction like most of the gamblers out there. Stopping yourself is just a matter of how disciplined you are and how you can control yourself.

           I think I still belong at this level. I cannot say if I would be considered a gambler but the fact that i gambled makes it one. I only gamble for fun or most of the times I gamble online when there are teams I have in mind which are participating such events mostly sports and E-sports. I gamble based on my analysis on participating teams.
            It could still be considered newbie in gambling but its all I could do.

The beauty of the Internet. You never know if that sexy girl you're talking to isn't really a 50 year old man.
I'd say with all honesty that my level is 0. I gamble occasionally. You really have to invite me to the game to see me play. I don't feel like I have to win something back or prove something to myself or other people and I never lose a lot of money.

               To be honest that is how the internet works nowadays and like it or not it is the reality we are facing in. Its up to them if they are lying or not, but as for me I only gamble for fun as what I have said above my level is just for newbie(believe it or not). I am not even very familiar with some sports like basketball because I am not really fond with that, but they are popular betting game due to NBA and other stuffs. Most popular games and gambles takes place such as boxing, football league and many others but I am not much interested in sometimes.

Made $50 then why not >$50. Sounds really like me, it looks on the other hand unavoidable since you look like being pulled to much by urge to bet more because of winning but tell you, it can still be avoid if you think it is already a big win, a big money from how much the last money you won. IMO, such circumstances always happens because we decided to look after the possibilities rather than what we already have. Sure, there are more big chances but that'll just lead to fatal losses. Might be a beginner level from OP post, but it is serious stuff that everyone must considered because it fuels individual's greedy behaviour.

I feel the majority of the gamblers would fall in the 4 to 6 slab mentioned in the OP because while crypto gambling is addictive but I believe it is still new and can't think of someone falling into the severe slab or at least very few gamblers.

I guess I would be falling under the 1st level because I often get flashy ideas and I deposit some money gamble and loose it, then next day during my free time I try other methods and strategies and burn a little more sometimes I win too and I continue with that winning strategy until it turns into loosing one.I realize how serious gambling can be after reading some comments here because I always used to think that gambling was just fun for everyone.

because we have different face of gambling,there are
others who just find comfort when they
gamble and so as others the kills boredom.
others use to profit while others becomes
addicted so yeah you might be playing not often but still you are a gambler your own

Am in level 0 to level 3. Being born into a family were the elderly ones took gambling as their secondary mean to earn some extra income. When growing up in the house, I find myself joining them in the hustle and became one of them from my tender age. This has been some form of addiction but not that effective in my.life, sometimes I gamble at lost and quite for the day or week before my come back to gamble again. Self control has been my watchword from the beginning and still maintaining it till date.

Sometimes, I exhibit a hut and run method for the time being in order to win against the house even though its a tough decision .

i am level 4-6 because i am allocating part of my monthly wage to gamble,but only maximum of 10% and nothing will excess.
in past yeah  i can risk all of my Money but now that i am a family Man?No way that i will let them starve just because of my vices,and also i even stopped drinking liquor to prove this claim.

Not just you or me but I guess anyone who initially wins some money from gambling feels like he has found a easy solution to our financial needs not a bigger scale but at least we feel like we can earn enough to fulfill hobbies though in the end gambling becomes a hobby itself and requires you to burn money daily to keep it going.

That's the correct way of looking at it but it is so hard to feel satisfied when you have just won some money without efforts and you obviously want to win more, in my case I try to gamble with the win amount and withdraw the initial amount I deposited so at least I don't make loss in the end.

By the way I feel I come in levels 0-3 because I can relate to those statements in these levels.

I am at this level. I will just play if someone ask me or sometimes if I am really busy, I refuse to play with him/her. Gambling is not my pass time. But once I played that means I have a nice budget, I'll make it a straight play on that day. I'll stick to it and then on the next day, back to reality another normal day and normal life for me.

For now I'm at level 1, because I'm too busy right now for work and of course family. I'm visiting now a few gambling sites to now more about betting and how to manage the game. Before I used to gamble many times especially in sports, I try to analyze first the team that I will bet my money just to relax and make fun with my friends. Many times I win but sometimes it's not my lucky day so I lose.
We have different level of gambling addiction level but if we're going the higher level we must make sure that we still manage our life without any problem with our family and especially for ourselves.

I think to gamble, don't rely too much on the monthly wage even though it's only 10% but that much means a lot to your family. I only play gambling when there is more money or the results of this forum so I will occasionally play gambling also for my pleasure and want know how to gamble online, and therefore my wages will remain intact.
Playing gambling is average will not win, we always lose, especially just for fun.

It seems like if that's the level of gambling addiction, I'm still at the initial level of addiction. Because I am not too big gambling, but I have been happy to gamble 6 years ago until now. But I can still always control my desire to gamble.

Lol. You are level 4-6 and you allocate 10% of the earnings for gambling. Trust me, if this continues, you will slowly be allocating 20%, 25%, 30% and so on. You will eventually become a gambling addict that will ruin your life. You are saying that you are "family man" now and you won't let your kids starve ever in your life, so you won't risk much gambling. But, snap back to reality. You will be using this "excuse" of not letting your family starve to gamble.
Stop before its too late. If you managed to stop drinking, you will manage to stop gambling for good.

Level 1 only im addicted but not gain or loss over $500. I view gambling as leisure and bet only what i afford to lose.
Will reach level 2 soon.

People have to take note that this level is just for reference.

The appropriate level should define as light-moderate-hard.

Take a look at Level 1. As per the OP, it's beginner's level which is actually NOT.


This is called being a responsible gambler even they are in the hard activity of their gambling experience. There are professional gamblers who already lost not just hundreds but thousands, but still on the game. They are still on their feet, still on their own, still on their good behaviour, even with lots of money loss.

I am around in levels 1 to 3 LOL. Though in a sense when I started to put my money to gambling I would not stop even I profited a lot and ending not winning at all. Though I'm prepared not winning anything once I deposited my money into gambling. I only gamble with money I am prepared to lose since anything other than, I have something to make use of it.

How could we consider those who are gambling not just because of earning money directly from the gambling site but is gambling because of beta testing a gambling site?

Because some people just like me, is gambling because of work such as here, I need to gamble to learn various ways of playing, at the same time, to figure out various gambling site so that I could share information and create contents for public. I usually share the knowledge from gambling here on our forum and I could classify myself to be included in the level 0 and level 1. This is because I haven't really taking gambling as a way to escape my boredom, and I haven't really lost allot in gambling. Just merely testing various sites and tell people how good or bad it is for me.

For the person who in the last level better for them to be careful of what they doing because that level is one sign that you are one of the addicted player. For the level 4 to 6 Im that level and I think most of the players now in the crypto gambling like this.
But for the person who in the beginning levels I hope they can maintain their good habit.

I would be falling under level 0 maybe or say level 1 because I forget gambling when I am busy with work but I can relate to Level 1 because I when I am not doing anything I am gambling most of the time and I am a sports betting person so I don't feel I am addicted though.

But you are again going in the wrong direction it seems because look yes you are being lucky and winning which I good and I feel happy for you, but once you start loosing you will slowly come under severe levels of gambling. Since, you mentioned that you have been there where you gamble more than you could afford to so I can only suggest you to detach yourself from gambling once you win enough to satisfy yourself.

This is one of the basic rules of gambling that put only that money on risk that you can lose. No need to bet on that which you cannot afford losing. In this way gambling does not lead to bankruptcy. Those who want to play safe and secure, they never ever go out of the way for making a bet.

It is difficult for them to maintain these good habits for those who are new to gambling, because usually they will continue to gamble until they do not realize if their addictions continue to increase. But for those who are at the final level and then able to reduce gambling to get back to the initial level, then at least it is a good achievement because they can have good control, so it is possible for players like this to be able to maintain their good habits so as not to again prioritizing gambling as a source of income or even a source of fun.

Gambling is not the answer to all of your financial problems, it will only worsen it. If a gambler came to that level where they took all of their attention in gambling while looking it as a source of income, then this is the time that someone should help that person to stop from being addicted because a lot of people had been there and you all know what happened to them.

Maybe we could find only level 0 and 1 players here. :D

Other two next levels may not have time to visit forums like this one.

Myself can play gamble for hours and can forget gambling for months so I can rate me as level 0 addicted player to gambling.

I am at this level. now I can still focus more on family and business in the real world, I set aside a few hundred dollars of my income to play gambling/month..  manage finances for the family, should be more a top priority.

I can see myself in 4-6 "addicters club"group, the addiction level is at the high level. As explained, the gambling business are based on the house edge and as a gambler I need to control my emotions for not giving all my bankroll to the house. Intermediate level is good compared to the highest possible level but it is definitely bad for newbie gambler.

It's very important even if we are going on a higher level from time to time to always go down to level 0 or 1 most of the time, if we keep ourselves in a higher level, we are in danger of ruining ourselves, it's important that we assess our level from time to time and this for our protection.

Some of my friends became addicted to gambling in the past. A few of them recovered from that, and for the remainder the final outcome of their addiction was quite tragic. From what I have seen, I would say that most of the time if a person feels lonely, then there is a high risk that he will get addicted to something. So the best thing to do in such circumstances is to engage yourselves with something productive. 

I am not a heavy gambler so maybe I am between level 0 and level 1 I think. Everyone is a gambler so I won't consider myself level 0. In school we gamble which choice we choose from A to D. There are other things that we gamble like making decision and the most common of all is gambling on a casino either fiat or online crypto casino.

Perhaps I can attribute myself to level zero. Sometimes I play poker online, and I also almost never miss an offline poker game with my friends.

Otherwise, I can forget about gambling for a month or more and not even think about them.
This is probably due to the fact that I am well versed in the issue of the possibility of winning against the casino, as well as in probability theory.

Gambling addiction is a serious matter because, this could really affect our well being on how we treat ourselves and to others. Gambling also could make us lose the integrity in our living because, it makes us disregard more important things than gambling such us our responsibilities in our family and in the society. When people gamble, mostly they do not know that they are little by little being drawn into the gambling world that when not controlled will deeply influence their status of living.

Always think a hundred times before gambling, regret always comes last.