Are successful gamblers seen as addicts?

[Obari]

I wish I could have posted this in a more better place but since the thoughts came from gambling addiction, I thought it wise to ask this question over here and I hope we can discuss and get this straight.

Just as the tittle already ask, I really want to know if people who are successful in gambling also seen as addicts because I believe  for one to be successful in gambling or whatever they choose to do, there must be some good amount  of time and effort invested in it as well as money and we know that a successful  gambler must have invested  both time, effort and even money to make any reasonable  winning  and these also are features of an addict as there are always excessive time spent on a betting site.

Now let's be sincere, will you also classify a successful gambler as an addict?

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[goaldigger]

If they invested time and effort here, most probably this is their profession already.
I mean they take gambling seriously and not just gamble for entertainment. There are gamblers who are treating gambling like their daily job and some are earning a lot and that’s the time we can call you a successful gambler if you are able to control your finances and keep on winning in gambling.

[Wiwo]

The question is,  is there anyone who can be referred to as a successful gambler since it is now evident that gambling doesn't guarantee stability and it winning is highly based on luck and for that, it's hard to see anyone who will make a good amount of money from gambling that can make you successful gamblers.

People may see anyone who gamble excessively to be addict,  but in the end, it all depends on the individual and what they want from the active game involvement,  but the chances of sliding into an addiction truly since he will be gambling excessively just to meet the set income and on a steady basis.

[madnessteat]

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In my opinion, gambling addiction has nothing to do with the success of the gambler. Based on the mathematical analysis of gambling in the long term almost every gambler will lose to the casino or bookmaker. What success are you talking about? We are all well aware that gambling is not a job, which means in this area will not be able to earn consistently. Today you are successful, and tomorrow you lose everything. Or am I wrong?

[Oshosondy]

You can see professional gamblers not gambling always. But they can stake huge amount of money on few bets. The bet can even be just one in a day or in two days or in a week.

Some professionals like to make use of arbitrage and some other ways to make money from gambling. I have not tried that before but if possible they can use that means, that proves that not only pure gambling that gamblers make money from.

Some even make money from deposit bonus. And other means. That is why you will see gamblers going to new gambling site that is trustworthy already to gamble. But all these do not mean they are addicts.

The way some people are gambling are different. Some that go for pure gambling may not be gambling often, but look for a particular game and go for it.

Some people will only try their strategy like martingale and if it works and they make money, they may not gamble for a while. But casinos is more addictive.

But we should not call anyone a professional gambler. Some people called themselves professional because they are skilled in gambling and they try to follow the rules of discipline. That is different and the opposite of gambling addiction.

[Johnyz]

Now let's be sincere, will you also classify a successful gambler as an addict?

Addiction is those who are into gambling and have a bad result from it but if you are winning and more serious about gambling, then we cannot say that as addiction. Many are trying their luck with gambling and once they are able to find it, they become more active until it became their daily activities. Maybe its a positive addiction since it brings money most of the time and if a gambler are more capable for this, then there should be no wrong and we should not call them addict.

[MainIbem]

Gambler is a gamble money or no money but is a habit or do I call it a disease or sickness whereby at all times they feels like going to the casino hall or visit their gambling site and local shops to gamble. The worst part of it is that whenever they don't have money to gamble they moved out to visit the physical shops to see and feel the environment.

So whatever chances they had or luck, possibly they are gift money instantly they gambles with it without even knowing whether they will win this or not but what they knows is that certainly they must hit one day while continually trying their luck's.

So the rate at which they develop themselves makes it turns to an adiction, then amount of time spent might makes you became a successful person through gambling and after becoming successful you have to keep standard by continue to gamble since it has turned to an occupation.

[OgNasty]

I guess I'm left wondering what your definition of a successful gambler is.  Is it a gambler that beats the odds and wins money once?  Is it someone who can beat the odds every day and earn a living gambling?  Maybe it's someone who gambles as a hobby and has a really fun time losing all their money while playing at a slot machine?  Personally, I view gambling as entertainment, so I find it a little strange that you could be unsuccessful gambling.  That's sort of like having a bad time shooting hoops or at the driving range.  

[Jating]

I wish I could have posted this in a more better place but since the thoughts came from gambling addiction, I thought it wise to ask this question over here and I hope we can discuss and get this straight.

Just as the tittle already ask, I really want to know if people who are successful in gambling also seen as addicts because I believe  for one to be successful in gambling or whatever they choose to do, there must be some good amount  of time and effort invested in it as well as money and we know that a successful  gambler must have invested  both time, effort and even money to make any reasonable  winning  and these also are features of an addict as there are always excessive time spent on a betting site.

Now let's be sincere, will you also classify a successful gambler as an addict?

I don't know though how we can categorically call a gambler successful unless they are pro, like a poker player. Because there is no such thing as slot machine pro player or any other game that is based on pure luck to be a successful.

So for me it is it skill based games like poker then it's no accident that they become successful because they know the game and have the experience and having a strategy to beat their opponents. So they might not be as addicted as it looks like.

[Stalker22]

I do not think gambling addiction has anything to do with the success of the gambler. It is a separate issue that often leads to compulsive behavior and affects individuals regardless of their success or failure in gambling. Sure, there are folks who may have a few wins here and there, or maybe they even go on a hot streak, but addiction does not really care about that. It is not just about the money – it is about the uncontrollable urge to keep gambling, even when it is tearing your life apart.

[DoublerHunter]

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Now let's be sincere, will you also classify a successful gambler as an addict?

^They are different from me.
Let me say, frequent gambling and gambling addiction are related but not necessarily the same thing, though may not necessarily indicate a problem, there is a small chance that it can increase the risk of developing gambling-related issues, and how about successful gambling without having an addiction issue?
To answer this, success in gambling does not automatically indicate addiction. A successful gambler is someone who may have developed skills, knowledge, or strategies that allow them to win more often than lose. They probably approach gambling as a form of entertainment or a calculated investment by having a bit of luck. But still that even successful gamblers can still be prone to the risk of developing gambling addiction if they exhibit signs of loss of control, negative consequences, or other addictive behaviors associated with gambling. In short, not to be seen as an addict is to have a limit on yourself.

[BIT-BENDER]

Well to most non gamblers they mostly see gamblers as addicts and some go the extreme to consider all gamblers criminals, gang members and so on, it's the perception of gambling that is wrong.

I won't consider my self a successful gambler because I have never seen gambling as my source of income, although I play the game I do it mostly for fun and excitement, but I won't consider successful gamblers as addicts because it's based on the individual, some might be addicted while others aren't

[BIT-BENDER]

Well to most non gamblers they mostly see gamblers as addicts and some go the extreme to consider all gamblers criminals, gang members and so on, it's the perception of gambling that is wrong.

I won't consider my self a successful gambler because I have never seen gambling as my source of income, although I play the game I do it mostly for fun and excitement, but I won't consider successful gamblers as addicts because it's based on the individual, some might be addicted while others aren't

[Cantsay]

Now let's be sincere, will you also classify a successful gambler as an addict?

The truth is that this life is so bias that we tend to attribute some negative only to the poor and those that couldn't make good out of something.

It will be really hard to call a successful gambler an addict, okay let's look at some of the characteristics of an addict. They tend to bet compulsively, poor management, always on their gambling account, the urge to gamble is always there, they can resort to using money that's not theirs to gamble.
But for a successful gambler you won't see any of those characteristics in them, they don't gamble anyhow since they have to take their time to analyze before placing a bet and if they are unable to figure out a good probability for their winnings they can just leave the game till another time. Although not everyone behaves the same way so among those that became successful through some lucky bets you'll be able to see adducts among them.

[nelson4lov]

Now let's be sincere, will you also classify a successful gambler as an addict?

No, I won't. For reasons being that before they became successful at gambling which is a hard feat btw, they have learnt a lot of lessons and do gambling professional as a business rather than just someone who wants to have fun or someone who does it frequently and it's out of their control.
Let's think of it like this. The same way we'd classify anyone who's good at their job, business or trading career as successful is the same way we'd do to successful gamblers.

We don't say that are business addicts or trading addicts.

[stomachgrowls]

I wish I could have posted this in a more better place but since the thoughts came from gambling addiction, I thought it wise to ask this question over here and I hope we can discuss and get this straight.

Just as the tittle already ask, I really want to know if people who are successful in gambling also seen as addicts because I believe  for one to be successful in gambling or whatever they choose to do, there must be some good amount  of time and effort invested in it as well as money and we know that a successful  gambler must have invested  both time, effort and even money to make any reasonable  winning  and these also are features of an addict as there are always excessive time spent on a betting site.

Now let's be sincere, will you also classify a successful gambler as an addict?

Successful gamblers are those people who do able to make money or make a living with gambling.It might sound that impossible on gambling but it is really that possible but not all would really be to reach out such condition

this is why lots of gamblers are trying out their best on reaching out this state but most of them do fail and ending up on getting wrecked up because of such intent. Gamblers do continue until they would be able on achieving something on which it would acts out as a driving force them to continue on what they have started. This is why gambling industry is really that truly profitable due to this kind of common behavior of most
gamblers.This is why you should really be stopping  this kind of success hunting because only a few would really be able to reach out such state.

Addiction is pertaining into careless actions which ending up on having no risks management compared into those players who had been playing for so long but still minding about profitability on
a very conservative way or something that he do able to manage it out.

[coin-investor]

Now let's be sincere, will you also classify a successful gambler as an addict?

I prefer to say that they are dedicated, not actually addicted to the game because if they are addicted to gambling they will do two things that the majority of those addicted to gambling are doing and these are chasing their losses and keeping playing until they lose everything, those addicted to gambling do not know the word rest they keep moving, they keep betting until they lose their bankroll whereas a successful gambler knows how and when to stop because they know there's such a bad a thing as bad days in gambling.
These successful gamblers are disciplined they know the bad and the good sides of gambling and those betting on sports betting have dedicated their time and effort to knowing more about the sports to come out with better predictions, something that you can't find in a player that is addicted to gambling.

[dothebeats]

If they are getting positive returns on what they're doing, they wouldn't be called as addicts but more of a professional. If they, however, aren't getting anything from what they're doing, they wouldn't be branded as an addict that fast. If they are really in the 'no hope zone' wherein they are already selling a lot of things to satisfy their gambling needs, perhaps you can call those ones the addicts which will do anything and everything just to get their fill.

[Bananington]

Now let's be sincere, will you also classify a successful gambler as an addict?

Because someone is successful in gambling does not mean that they will be excluded from the being called an addict if they show behavior that is similar to what addicts to gambling portray. To be successful in something , there needs to be a lot of time that has been dedicated to that activity, but only in some few cases where the people are extremely lucky and make it even with just a little amount of time that they invest. Successful gamblers are most times addicts too, but nobody criticizes them mostly because they are successful, a benefit of success.

[STT]

Seems contradictory but theres also the possibility of just being lucky.  If continually gambling, never taking cash off the table and hoping for the streak to continue then that could be seen as a problem gambler.  Not knowing or being able to stop at logical points such as being tired or having already done that well that evening would suggest possibly a problem could develop not that it must do so.   Always try to bet less at times, I do know some people only want to bet more which is where it will lead to a problem I think stay regular and stick to some plan dont just react in a moment.