Is this man addicted to gambling?

[Junko]

OP, your 50 year old friend may be addicted or he may not be addicted. Maybe he is just doing something that he really enjoys. Even if he is addicted to playing poker, it isn't necessarily a bad thing. Poker is one of the gambling activities where using your brain and mental capacity is important. Exercising you brain as you get older is a good thing. For him it can be one of those so-called "healthy addictions" like people who are obsessed with chess and play it all day or people who are addicted to exercise. As long as he is able to pay his bills and provide food and clothes for himself and whoever he is responsible for, then I see no problem.

I remember when I used to live in New Jersey and would frequent the Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City. From morning on to all day, you would see large numbers of retired senior citizens playing at the small stakes poker tables. I used to remember thinking that for them, getting out to interact, socialize and use their brain was much better than sitting at home alone and watching tv while their brains rotted. I used to also enjoy listening to the WWII veterans tell their war stories.

[kodes88]

He may not be addicted right now but if he continued like this then one day he will really be addicted to gambling as it will make his routine like that and he will then consider it as a compulsory part of the day to gamble on there and will be strongly addicted.

yeah right, this is just a matter of time. He was still able to control himself to stop gambling in a few days. But still if he still came back to play after a long time no stop time is reduced. Time can make people addicted, if he continues to play he can become addicted sooner or later. Because it is clear that the activity of gambling are prone to addiction. But it depends on the individual self. If self-control is very strong, maybe he will not be addicted.

[Maskedman]

For me if he can stops without thinking to come back to it, you can not call him addicted. And I think that if he does not spend his own money this is not a big problem.

[serjent05]

He may not be addicted right now but if he continued like this then one day he will really be addicted to gambling as it will make his routine like that and he will then consider it as a compulsory part of the day to gamble on there and will be strongly addicted.

yeah right, this is just a matter of time. He was still able to control himself to stop gambling in a few days. But still if he still came back to play after a long time no stop time is reduced. Time can make people addicted, if he continues to play he can become addicted sooner or later. Because it is clear that the activity of gambling are prone to addiction. But it depends on the individual self. If self-control is very strong, maybe he will not be addicted.

I agree whenever a person starts gambling, him being addicted starting to gamble too .  Just imagine that the possibility of a person to be addicted is always 50:50, depends on the control and will of the person which function as house edge (the person being the house).  If the persons control and will is weak then that person will have a negative house edge making him being more prone to addiction. In that man's case, since he is quite resistant to being an addicted gambler but who knows even a .1% odd win sometimes (him being addicted to gambling)

[bitgoldpanther1978]

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?

When we say the word "ADDICT", it means you become an addict without spending your own money, example you have psp(play station player) you can be addicted to psp games without spending your money, because it became a hobby to you in your daily routine in life. Same thing with your friend.

[BitFinnese]

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?

When we say the word "ADDICT", it means you become an addict without spending your own money, example you have psp(play station player) you can be addicted to psp games without spending your money, because it became a hobby to you in your daily routine in life. Same thing with your friend.

Lol you are missing the definition of addiction here   There is a thin line between addiction and habit, and obsession.  Obsession is not addiction and definitely a habit is not either of two but each one can trigger each other.  But to be more specific, if the person use gambling (psp in your case) as an altering mood subsance or object and he become outraged or depress, or stressed if ever he failed to do or use that object, then that person is addicted.

[Babayega31]

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?

When we say the word "ADDICT", it means you become an addict without spending your own money, example you have psp(play station player) you can be addicted to psp games without spending your money, because it became a hobby to you in your daily routine in life. Same thing with your friend.

We are talking about gambling here, if you mean that game addiction its totally different from gambling addiction right? Of course if he is addicted to an electronic games then his not addicted with gambling , but if you say he's has habitual bitcoin spending used to bet at sportsbetting sites, playing online casinos, dice games into extreme; I would highly conclude that he is certified addicted to gambling.

[blackhawkeye1912]

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 think he was not addicted. Although he played every day in a few hours, but you say he could stop in 1-2 days. That means he can control himself, he did not spend all his money on gambling. Anyway, as long as he is still able to control himself, he was not addicted. And from what you tell, I think he is still able to control himself.

Correct, it can be just one of His habitual hobby only, being addicted in the gambling there is an impact that will affect number one is the behavior of the person but as long as there is self control being implemented it means there is no psychological behavior that has been change in his character.

[serjent05]

Even if he is addicted to playing poker, it isn't necessarily a bad thing. Poker is one of the gambling activities where using your brain and mental capacity is important.

Being addicted is a bad thing itself. It always have a bad effect especially to the person and surrounding people.  It is established that too much of things is not healthy.  If he is addicted and still have lots of stuff to supplement his addiction may not look bad but if time comes that he exhausted his supply then, there you will see the bad effect of being addicted to something.

[rickadone]

being addicted in the gambling there is an impact that will affect number one is the behavior of the person but as long as there is self control being implemented it means there is no psychological behavior that has been change in his character.

Yes, we can easily identify an addicted gambler even he is controlling not show them explicitly.

Only up to some levels a gambler will be able to hide about his addiction because those addictions will make him aggressive when he tries to act like a normal gambler which may leads to enforce him to go more intensive into gambling.

[kryptqnick]

Even if he is addicted to playing poker, it isn't necessarily a bad thing. Poker is one of the gambling activities where using your brain and mental capacity is important.

Being addicted is a bad thing itself. It always have a bad effect especially to the person and surrounding people.  It is established that too much of things is not healthy.  If he is addicted and still have lots of stuff to supplement his addiction may not look bad but if time comes that he exhausted his supply then, there you will see the bad effect of being addicted to something.

What do you mean by a suplement? he doesn't use his own money, just free tournaments tickets and the money some site owner (his friend) gives him. So, basically, it's just a game now. However, maybe you're right that in case something happens to friend's site, for instance, he is likely to be in shock since there will occur emptiness in his life he needs to fill with something. And then we will be more sure if he is addicted depending on how fast he will find himself another hobby.

[--DarkSecrets--]

I think he is .if he cant resist not to play gambling regardless the money he use to play .a hobby becomes addicting but as long as you can control yourself and you can manage any things bybset asiding your hobby for the mean time.

[diegz]

I think he is .if he cant resist not to play gambling regardless the money he use to play .a hobby becomes addicting but as long as you can control yourself and you can manage any things bybset asiding your hobby for the mean time.

The OP mentioned that his friend could control himself not to play whenever he does not want to play. With that said, I can say that he is not addicted to gambling. Playing on your friends website is like showing them your support and at the same time enjoying the games. Being nervous too, is a sign that you are afraid to lose money. That means he is aware of the outcome of his actions. 

[ethereumhunter]

I think he is .if he cant resist not to play gambling regardless the money he use to play .a hobby becomes addicting but as long as you can control yourself and you can manage any things bybset asiding your hobby for the mean time.

The OP mentioned that his friend could control himself not to play whenever he does not want to play. With that said, I can say that he is not addicted to gambling. Playing on your friends website is like showing them your support and at the same time enjoying the games. Being nervous too, is a sign that you are afraid to lose money. That means he is aware of the outcome of his actions. 

maybe for now his friend can control himself but who knows in tomorrow his friends can not controlled and still playing gambling and finally he become an addicting person in gambling. there is always another time to playing gambling since we can be a winner in that games but in the end, if we continue to playing gambling everyday, we only turn ourself into an addicting person.

[pinkpanther03]

i think for now maybe your friends is not an addicting person in gambling but soon or later, i am sure that he will be an addicting person because he plays almost every day for a few hours and this is the reason that maybe could make him to be the addicting person in someday.

Your right, it is signed that his friend is on the way to become an addict in the gambling site. It maybe for now its a kind of His hobbies. but sooner or later it will be for sure.

[blackhawkeye1912]

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 think not, your friend was not addicted into gambling. He just came back for some other reason, it maybe give him a relaxation everyday that's why he often played. and also I think He knows how to controlled himself in the gambling because it stated that He can stop playing for a day or two days. because the real addict gambler can't control himself in the gambling.

[Bitcotalk]

For me if he can stops without thinking to come back to it, you can not call him addicted. And I think that if he does not spend his own money this is not a big problem.

If he will come back again and again then even in that situation he is not called as addicted if he can control his hand while spending his money in gambling and even he spend his own money in gambling. A non addicted person will spend an affordable amount in gambling which he will afford for entertainment.

[maydna]

For me if he can stops without thinking to come back to it, you can not call him addicted. And I think that if he does not spend his own money this is not a big problem.

If he will come back again and again then even in that situation he is not called as addicted if he can control his hand while spending his money in gambling and even he spend his own money in gambling. A non addicted person will spend an affordable amount in gambling which he will afford for entertainment.

this could be true as long as he don't spend too much of money and controlling his self, this all about controlling his self while playing gambling because once he is become too greedy in gambling, then he can not controlling his mind and only pursuit for the winning money and don't care about anything. mostly, people like will getting bankrupt quickly and he can not recover for what he loss, and if he can realize about this then he might need to asked for help from other people.

[Skarner21]

For me if he can stops without thinking to come back to it, you can not call him addicted. And I think that if he does not spend his own money this is not a big problem.

If he will come back again and again then even in that situation he is not called as addicted if he can control his hand while spending his money in gambling and even he spend his own money in gambling. A non addicted person will spend an affordable amount in gambling which he will afford for entertainment.

I think people who are not really addicted are not stay long time in gambling and even coming back.. they are just gamble for small amount or mostly they are only using the faucet bonus in the game for the testing..
People who are addicted are always coming back and i think they are using large bankroll to gamble. they are thinking that they can hit high profit but in the end they lose a lot if they keeps coming back addiction is hard to stop if you don't have willingness to stop gambling..
Before i am addicted but right now i am just gamble sometimes.. because i understand that gambling are made only for entertainment purposes..

[Amadues]

when gambling affect your emotion, it's a bad sign.
thinking I can stop for a day is also another bad sign. play every day is not normal, and I think play for a long time without a decent time of stop is also negative. I think a wash-out period is not to bad for him.