Is this man addicted to gambling?

[voltesbit777]

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 so, because he's not aware anymore in a normal things happen in his daily e life. By the way what do you mean he doesn't ?spend his own money? Does is someone spending money for him?

[marlboroza]

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 so, because he's not aware anymore in a normal things happen in his daily e life. By the way what do you mean he doesn't ?spend his own money? Does is someone spending money for him?

Are you able to read quoted post?
Where did OP said that his friend is not aware of things around him? Also, what part of "free tournaments tickets" you don't understand?

Oh no, another brand new farming account!

[carlerha]

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 your friend had a gambling addiction. as if someone had known gambling he will be hard to stop playing because of the gambling nature that makes a person addicted

if a person find it hard to stop to stop gambling or he convince himself again again for playing gambling then he is addicted. but i thing addiction to gambling is not a problem if an addicted person is playing gambling in a limit. but if he is playing gambling out of his limit then the problem is a little serious.

[SaShiRaJaVu]

if a person find it hard to stop to stop gambling or he convince himself again again for playing gambling then he is addicted. but i thing addiction to gambling is not a problem if an addicted person is playing gambling in a limit. but if he is playing gambling out of his limit then the problem is a little serious.

Spoiler alert,an addict would not have a limit while gambling and so is the reason they are known as addicts.And for the OP i am a smoking addict and i can stop smoking a day or two that doesn't mean that i am not an addict .Hope he doesn't burn his bank roll in his old age and rather stick on the free tickets he is getting.

[tabas]

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 your friend had a gambling addiction. as if someone had known gambling he will be hard to stop playing because of the gambling nature that makes a person addicted

if a person find it hard to stop to stop gambling or he convince himself again again for playing gambling then he is addicted. but i thing addiction to gambling is not a problem if an addicted person is playing gambling in a limit. but if he is playing gambling out of his limit then the problem is a little serious.

In the case of his friend that is not still severe type of gambling addiction because he said that he is not spending his own money, which is a good thing for him. But he is playing almost everyday and that is considered an addiction. Just always remind your friend that if he keeps on gambling on a daily basis that can make him into utmost addiction.

[serjent05]

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 can say he is not since he still have control overhimself.  He is not going beyond the line of spending other money or affecting those people around him negatively.  I think he is just enjoying his free hours .  Keep us updated if he suddenly change to an aggressive gambler using money that is not his.

[BitcoinPanther]

I think the guy is fine. He just have lots of hours to spend in gambling game.  There are no traces of having an impulse control disorder since he can stop whenever he wanted. Aside from that he can also control his spending in gambling making him not affect his friends and family negatively.  So I guess the guy is fine.

[Skarner21]

For me i don't see addiction in the game since he is not spending money while gambling and he just use the ticket to gamble also you can seen that he is gamble with limitation of time.. the addicted gamblers can spend a lot of time and can spend a lot of money.. that man i think he just gamble for fun with trill since he is thinking to win high using the free ticket..

[BossMacko]

I am curious that he play on his free time or not? Because if your friend just play whole day and he is not working or he doesn't have any social life, or doesnt care about his family just to play then i can say he is addicted, but if he only plays during his free time then that's not an addiction but it is only a leisure for him.

[rizkyhiw]

I am curious that he play on his free time or not? Because if your friend just play whole day and he is not working or he doesn't have any social life, or doesnt care about his family just to play then i can say he is addicted, but if he only plays during his free time then that's not an addiction but it is only a leisure for him.

Yeah in his case it's a little bit confusing to consider he is addicted or not
One thing that i know if you can't handle your desire to win in gamble and keep trying in no matter condition
Which even could make himself get hurts, then it's something dangerous called addicted
If the situation like what you said , i guess yeah he is addicted already.

[davids]

he was not addicted he could control himself to be able to stop playing for 1-2 days and not spend his own money. which becomes a problem when he started to play in  long term and began spending his own money he would become addicted to it.
I think your friend just got a new hobby

[sulendra12]

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?

No he isn't, because he can control himself for being greedy and ONLY using free tickets from Betcoin.ag and NEVER spend his money for GAMBLING because getting addicted into Poker also he has stated he can stop playing from gambling activities (that's a great mind).

[novemberwoah]

I think your friend including addiction because he always playing gamble every day. Addiction does not always have to spend a lot of money because basically addiction is dependency or doing continuously. He did not spend the money to gamble altogether, but he's doing it continuously so that it can be considered as addiction.

a real addicts will never can control themselves on doing anything.
based on op story , his friend did not use his own money to gamble , just uses free ticket/free money only.
which for me it is shows how he still in control and not yet addicted hardly, he just cannot stop playing.

Sorry but I do not agree with you. If he is still in control certainly would not bet every day for a few hours, although with ticket/free money that he has. He can not stop playing it includes no self-control, so I think it includes addiction. Like a someone who is addicted to watching porn, whether he was watching with money or not, but he watched continuously.

[Juggy777]

My close friend is 50 years old. He's never been addicted to anything throughout his life. His friend made a poker website and now he keeps playing there a lot. he also uses some free tickets to tournaments he gets from betcoin.ag signature campaign. He plays almost every day for a few hours. And he became more nervous in general. But he doesn't think he's addicted and his argument for that is that he can stop playing for a day or two (that's true) and he doesn't spend his own money on it at all. Would you call such a man addicted?

Not at all addicted I would say if he can stop for a day or two then he can definitely stop for the long term. This I feel at his age he's liking the game. For eg Candy crush when it came In all went crazy to play it and after a while it faded away. Similarly for him this is just a phase it will pass away. I would not really be worried about this at all. Addicted would be if he would invest his own money and loose. Maybe it's just he has nothing else to do and he wants to kill the time. I don't think you should make such a scene cause he likes to play a game.

[STT]

Sounds healthy to me, so long as its not his one hobby.  Stopping for a few days means little, not even a week is nothing.  Overall he sounds quite controlled and just interested, a bad gambler will return no matter even disliking or feeling worse regularly after playing.

[cramcram21]

Well I don't think that he is addicted to it since you said that he is not playing with his money,

and also he can control it cause he can stop playing with it.

[kryptqnick]

Ok, how much hours does he spend playing poker every day? Is it few hours like 1-2 hours or is it few hours like 10 hours?
What is his family opinion about poker in general? Maybe they see poker as something very very bad?

Well, he plays about 4 hours per day, I think. His family is not aganst poker in general, they just don't like these moments when they are having dinner and he's late, because of making some bets or when they talk and he both talks and gambles.

Sounds healthy to me, so long as its not his one hobby.  Stopping for a few days means little, not even a week is nothing.  Overall he sounds quite controlled and just interested, a bad gambler will return no matter even disliking or feeling worse regularly after playing.

I guess it is one of his main hobbies. Top three. Yes, maybe now he controls himself but, you know, once he decided himseld that he will play once in three days but then he started playing again every day. And he feels like he is very busy, you know. Once I asked him didn't he read what I wrote to him on facebook (around 5 sentences). He said that he's too busy for such things. And he doesn't really do much apart from sig campaign and poker now.

[Zadicar]

Well I don't think that he is addicted to it since you said that he is not playing with his money,

and also he can control it cause he can stop playing with it.

You have a point but he is playing on constant basis which means hes already somehow considered as addiction because hes playing poker always and stopping for 2-3 days doesnt mean that hes not already addicted on that game. Playing poker isnt bad as long you spend your vacant times only.

[carlfebz2]

Well I don't think that he is addicted to it since you said that he is not playing with his money,

and also he can control it cause he can stop playing with it.

You have a point but he is playing on constant basis which means hes already somehow considered as addiction because hes playing poker always and stopping for 2-3 days doesnt mean that hes not already addicted on that game. Playing poker isnt bad as long you spend your vacant times only.

Hes not addicted on my own view because he doesnt spend his own money which he treats poker as an entertainment.Playing on longer hours doesnt mean hes already addicted because there are people specially old ones has lots of vacant times and spend his time on his enjoyment.

[emberbekas]

Well I don't think that he is addicted to it since you said that he is not playing with his money,

and also he can control it cause he can stop playing with it.

You have a point but he is playing on constant basis which means hes already somehow considered as addiction because hes playing poker always and stopping for 2-3 days doesnt mean that hes not already addicted on that game. Playing poker isnt bad as long you spend your vacant times only.

Hes not addicted on my own view because he doesnt spend his own money which he treats poker as an entertainment.Playing on longer hours doesnt mean hes already addicted because there are people specially old ones has lots of vacant times and spend his time on his enjoyment.

For me, even though he doesnt use his own money while playing poker but he did it regularly, that means he uses his time mostly for playing that game. I bet he already ignored other things in his life, hence I consider he got addicted to that game. Addicted to gambling not always related to money. Wasting time can also be categorized as an addicted.