Is this man addicted to gambling?

[dEjAvU97]

I think it's reasonable, I also experience it. many people perceive that I'm an addict gambler, I don't care about it, which is important I don't bother them.

[gabmen]

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

Well i don't think he is. My basis for anyone who's addicted to something is that they don't have any control anymore over the things they are addicted to that they spend most of the day and their money in it. The fact that he's not yet inclined to spend his own money, for me, means that he's just enjoying what he's doing and if it cones to it, he won't have a hard time stopping and what he's doing is nit affecting his personal life. I think he's just new to poker and he's still enjoying his new game. Poker is a very enjoyable game anyways

[susila_bai]

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

Their is not a single way of addiction on his activities which you are thinking to describe it, he is playing newly poker that is why he is now addicted to play for long and as soon as he gets bored he will stop it and that too he is playing freerolls so that is not affecting his family and he is 50yrs old so it is good idea of killing the free time. Until he is not investing and losing money it is not called false addiction ya but he is getting addicted to the game as he is playing for first time, give time and come back

[tyz]

Well, it sounds like he is bored from life in some way and that is why he plays poker. I would not call him addicted because he is able to control when he plays. Also he do not invest his own money, only his free coins from campaigns. Addiction means to me, when someone lost control over the decision to play and when someone set money one can not afford to lose.

[marcuslong]

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

Poker can be addicted even you are old enough i had friend too who uses poker to stress relief and to enjoy life because they already done working too much and they want to enjoy their life by playing their money that they saved for long time. But there's an cause when you've been addicted to poker casino you can lose everyday and lost everything you had.

[Oralmat]

I think he is not addicted person, as you told that he can stop gambling for 1 and 2 days, and also he is not using his own money. So i think it is his quality that he is not wasting his money, even he play a lot, but still he is good gambler. Because as i know addicted person don't care his own money, addicted man  play and waste his money and also his life. But in my view, your friend is a professional gambler but not addicted person. 

[20kevin20]

I think he is not addicted person, as you told that he can stop gambling for 1 and 2 days, and also he is not using his own money. So i think it is his quality that he is not wasting his money, even he play a lot, but still he is good gambler. Because as i know addicted person don't care his own money, addicted man  play and waste his money and also his life. But in my view, your friend is a professional gambler but not addicted person. 

Well.. as soon as he plays with tickets he earned, I guess he is actually receiving tickets that he can only use for gambling so that is not called an addiction. When he cannot control his bets he can be considered an actual addicted gambler.

[piloder]

If he is just playing with free tickets or for fun than i will say it as entertainment rather than gambling. And he is not even risking anything from his pocket, so i will call him addicted to game not to gambling. But when he will start to play with real money from his pocket in the same rate like you have explained, he may develop addiction towards gambling.

[BitcoinPC]

I am sure, he is not addicted person, he is just gambler, and he is age of 50, he is totally mature person, so he will be well known by addicted diseases. SO i suggest you, don't take tension, he is simply gambler and he is not wasting his money, So you can't think that he is addicted person.

[serjent05]

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.

So you are saying procrastinating people are also an addict? Sorry but it seems a broken logic to me.  It was define that an addict uses substance to alter his mood, or in gambling it is the impulse control disorder.  There is no indication that the person has impulse-control disorder since he is able to stop himself from spending his own money and he can stop playing anytime he wanted .

[BitcoinHunt3r]

since it is not made bad effect for him/ his life i think no problem if he play and it is not called addicted. but it will be different if he spend all of his time in poker and forget everything about his real life, but you'd better help him so he won't get addicted before it is too late

[kidoseagle0312]

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

You know what there are different types of people in this world and different interpretation in something we want to know the meaning, like in your question, your asking if your friend is addicted. I think he's not an addict, it could be just he's one of his hobbies only, something like that. And if he felt nervous maybe its because he don't want to loss in the game.

[lusinda]

I think he is not addicted, because he can stop if he want.
However, playing every day can become a bad habit with time.  If I were you, I would try stop him before it is become to late.

[xvids]

Well I don't think that he is addicted to it,
I also think that it is just his way on spending some of his free time since he is already old.

[serjent05]

I think he is not addicted, because he can stop if he want.
However, playing every day can become a bad habit with time.  If I were you, I would try stop him before it is become to late.

It would be a hard task on OP because i think the guy is way older than him.  Second, being a friend does not give you a free passes of interfering with peoples lives without any adverse effect.  This might start a gap between them. But you can advice or suggest something better to him.  Just put a little diplomacy on the way you talk to him.  That way you can at least share your thought without making him uncomfortable.

[Raimonn]

If he can stop when he wants and it didn't makes changes on his life i would say that he isn't addicted. Playing poker is time consuming like if you play video games or you make big puzzles. In my opinion the addiction don't depends on investing money or doing free hands, it is when you stop doing things because you use more time to play (and you need to play everyday).

[cryp24x]

If he can stop when he wants and it didn't makes changes on his life i would say that he isn't addicted. Playing poker is time consuming like if you play video games or you make big puzzles. In my opinion the addiction don't depends on investing money or doing free hands, it is when you stop doing things because you use more time to play (and you need to play everyday).

Yes the person does not look like addicted to gambling.  Maybe he find it as a hobby the reason why he do it regularly.  I also cannot see any indication of control disorder since he can stop anytime he wanted.  Aside from that he does not create a negative interaction within his circle of friends or family.

[Skarner21]

If he can stop when he wants and it didn't makes changes on his life i would say that he isn't addicted. Playing poker is time consuming like if you play video games or you make big puzzles. In my opinion the addiction don't depends on investing money or doing free hands, it is when you stop doing things because you use more time to play (and you need to play everyday).

You got the point the person who are not spending much time in gambling we can consider it not addicted.. but a people who are spending much more time and daily he can gamble and not thinking for tomorrow that people we can consider it as addicted if you trying to stop him to gamble he will still gamble its just like a child who addicted in the game and even you preventing them to play he will just cry and play again..

[socks435]

If he can stop when he wants and it didn't makes changes on his life i would say that he isn't addicted. Playing poker is time consuming like if you play video games or you make big puzzles. In my opinion the addiction don't depends on investing money or doing free hands, it is when you stop doing things because you use more time to play (and you need to play everyday).

Yes the person does not look like addicted to gambling.  Maybe he find it as a hobby the reason why he do it regularly.  I also cannot see any indication of control disorder since he can stop anytime he wanted.  Aside from that he does not create a negative interaction within his circle of friends or family.

This is just a gamble with excitement and halving fun. i don't see any addiction of play here since he is not spending money while he gamble and he just use the ticket given . Addicted person i think he is not contended if he lose we will deposit again and like other said spending too much long a people who are addicted in gambling..

[xuan87]

he is addicted to gambling, when your mind only think of gambling then you are addicted, and he can stopped for a day or two but he can't quit gambling, that's mean he is addicted to gambling and I am sure during that off period he  keeps on thinking about gambling and the denial of he is not addicted will make him harder to heal from addiction