Are successful gamblers seen as addicts?

[mvdheuvel1983]

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

I do not think so. Successful gamblers whatever your definition may be are not seen as addicts. Even if they are, the world believes that once you are successful at any venture your ability to do wrong or be addicted to something like gambling diminishes. Let's look at Drake. A very successful musician known all over the world for making good music. He has also caught the attention of the gamblers for betting huge amount of money on Football matches, boxing. Some he lost, and some he won. I have never heard anyone say he has a gambling problem. All I hear people say whenever he losses a bet is that he'll make that money back in less than an hour, or he has more than enough money, so it is not a problem. Well, I just think that successful gamblers are not seen as addicts.

[el kaka22]

If you are making money with it then you are not seen as a gambling addict but a professional gambler. However, if you are gambling on regular casino games then there is no success, house edge makes sure that you lose in the end and you can gamble as much as you want, it will lead to you losing your money there is no doubt about that.

The only thing you can win constantly is games like poker which means that you will get to gamble with other people and you can become a professional gambler in that regard. This would be a better thing and I believe that we are going to end up with a good career out of it if we know what we are doing. I am not saying become as big as phil helmuıt, but you could definitely do it online and make some money with it.

[ethereumhunter]

Most successful gamblers though are addicted as they keep playing,you cannot become a successful gambler if you don't play consistently and people who play consistently are called addicts to such game.Of course the level of addiction differs as the successful gamblers know where they should stop and call it a day while heavily addicted gamblers keep playing even if they win a huge amount as they have no targets,they just need to gamble,for them this is like a drug and their body needs it,this is the difference and this is also why successful gamblers are inevitably addicted but not to high levels.

But even if successful gamblers are addicted, they can still control themselves in gambling and the important thing is knowing when to stop gambling. Most gamblers don't have this because the offers offered by casinos always tempt them. Meanwhile, their finances also don't support them always to play gambling so gradually, they can use anything to have money to play gambling. And the level of gambling addiction indeed differs between the successful gambler and the average gambler because of the great capacity for self-control the successful gambler possesses. This is why successful gamblers can still enjoy gambling and win their gambling games and enjoy their winning money. At the same time, most gamblers cannot enjoy it.

Professional gamblers seem to have a mindset that is quite different from most of us who just gamble with anything being done because the focus is different.
Even though we want to pursue victory, in terms of the patterns or strategies carried out and the planning that begins are clearly different because what we are looking for from the beginning is fun so we don't learn anything else because the focus is there.
But when talking about professional gamblers from the name alone there is already "professional" then this will indeed be a little different from those of us who play gambling dirty.
But when talking about addiction as the initial context, I actually think this goes back to each of our opinions because sometimes our opinions will also be very different including the word "addiction".

Professional gamblers have a very different mindset from the average gambler because they can play gambling while still managing themselves so they are not as tempted as we are. And they can determine when to gamble and when to gamble. Indeed, they can experience gambling addiction like us, but with their abilities, they can still control themselves well. Professional gamblers already know the steps they must take before playing gambling so they won't experience a severe gambling addiction like us.

[davis196]

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?

1.Nobody sees successful people in general as addicts. Why? Because "the winners cannot be judged". A person, who is winning is good by default. Only the losers can be seen as addicts. That's just human nature.
2.Is there such a thing as a "successful gambler"? What kind of gamblers are you talking about? Professional poker players? Roulette, dice and slot players? Sports bettors? To be honest, I have never seen successful dice/slot/roulette players(those games are 100% luck with no skills required and maybe most of them are rigged). The successful professional poker players are a really small number and the same applies to successful sports bettors.

[Outhue]

The way smart gamblers think is different from the way normal gambling addict thinks, whether they win or lose it has no bad impact on their lives, that's what creates a professional gambler, they stay safe to avoid ruining their lives and still end up winning.

We could say that engagement in gambling every time is addiction but I have seen professional gamblers who chooses their days in a week for gambling and he said that Thursdays are is lucky days.

If it's not Thursday he is not gambling, professional gamblers are always in control, but the other part who are addicted are in lost, they let their desire decide for them, they lack discipline.

[madnessteat]

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

I do not think so. Successful gamblers whatever your definition may be are not seen as addicts. Even if they are, the world believes that once you are successful at any venture your ability to do wrong or be addicted to something like gambling diminishes. Let's look at Drake. A very successful musician known all over the world for making good music. He has also caught the attention of the gamblers for betting huge amount of money on Football matches, boxing. Some he lost, and some he won. I have never heard anyone say he has a gambling problem. All I hear people say whenever he losses a bet is that he'll make that money back in less than an hour, or he has more than enough money, so it is not a problem. Well, I just think that successful gamblers are not seen as addicts.

On the one hand a gambler who has a huge bankroll can increase the probability of winning, but he can also lose more. I read one investigation on the Internet and it said that Drake actually spent a lot of money on gambling. I don't know why, but I believe it. I don't think he's a professional gambler. And in fact, he probably has a gambling addiction.

[cozytrade]

i think it can be considered yes and can be no. depending on how the person does the gambling. someone who does gambling but can still think clearly to control his desire to gamble and risk his wealth in my opinion cannot be considered as an addict.
i think the word "addict" has a negative meaning and i think it's only attached to someone who can't resist the psychological urge to continue gambling and risk everything he has without considering the loss or negative impact on himself.

When a person is completely addicted to gambling, he has no sense. People who are addicted to gambling always think when they will be able to gamble. I don't see gambling as bad. People who can control themselves and gamble can survive gambling for a long time.  And those who can't be patient can't survive gambling for long. I think gambling is spreading day by day.

On the one hand a gambler who has a huge bankroll can increase the probability of winning, but he can also lose more. I read one investigation on the Internet and it said that Drake actually spent a lot of money on gambling. I don't know why, but I believe it. I don't think he's a professional gambler. And in fact, he probably has a gambling addiction.

Gambling is not for everyone. There are some people who gamble by borrowing money from others. Gambling is suitable for those who have a large amount of money and free time. Some choose gambling as a profession and some choose it as a pastime.  Yes. I think it is ok to gamble in our leisure time but when gambling cannot be chosen as a profession it will do us great harm.

[nullama]

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When a person is completely addicted to gambling, he has no sense. People who are addicted to gambling always think when they will be able to gamble. I don't see gambling as bad. People who can control themselves and gamble can survive gambling for a long time.  And those who can't be patient can't survive gambling for long. I think gambling is spreading day by day.

What matters a lot is how much is being gambled.

You can "last" a long time if you gamble extremely small amounts of money. But there are usually minimums and many gamblers would find those bets very entertaining anyway.

At the end of the day if someone gambles continually, they will lose all their money.

[tusandii]

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Professional gamblers have a very different mindset from the average gambler because they can play gambling while still managing themselves so they are not as tempted as we are. And they can determine when to gamble and when to gamble. Indeed, they can experience gambling addiction like us, but with their abilities, they can still control themselves well. Professional gamblers already know the steps they must take before playing gambling so they won't experience a severe gambling addiction like us.

Professional gamblers already have a lot of experience in the gambling industry from bitter to sweet experiences so they can easily manage their own actions.
Precisely professional gamblers are gamblers who have been addicts and can slowly control themselves to quit addiction but can still gamble within the limits and abilities they have.
If we follow the way professional gamblers work, it will not work because we are still tempted to win and like to act arbitrarily which can cause emotions when playing gambling.

[leonair]

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.

It is proven that one who focuses more on a sector becomes an expert on that sector.  Because he is giving time there. So when a person chooses gambling as his profession he has to spend a lot of time in gambling and he becomes a kind of deep gambling addict and because of this he becomes an expert at some point and prediction becomes very easy for him.  But still he can never guarantee his winning because no one can ever win regularly in gambling and it is totally impossible.

[danherbias07]

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.

It is proven that one who focuses more on a sector becomes an expert on that sector.  Because he is giving time there. So when a person chooses gambling as his profession he has to spend a lot of time in gambling and he becomes a kind of deep gambling addict and because of this he becomes an expert at some point and prediction becomes very easy for him.  But still he can never guarantee his winning because no one can ever win regularly in gambling and it is totally impossible.

It is true. Even with how professional we are in our gambling habit there will always be that losing streak that will make us off in our decision making. Especially in casino games which are mostly controlled by the house. The winning percentage of the gambling site is way higher than the player even if they show a "provably fair" statement or an enhanced RTP event. It still doesn't end up well.
There are lots of strategies that I have been reading in casino games. They say one must not stick in one game and should be constantly switching to another to avoid more losses because you will never know where your luck is, it could be in another game rather than slots or dice. I've tried it, it's just the same ending.
In sports betting though, it's way different. Just recently, I kept on winning in WNBA games, and even if I lose it's only a split like 1 of 2 or 2 of 4. It's not that hard to predict basketball games if we know what we are doing. Analysis always helps out to enhance the winning chance.

[Josefjix]

It is proven that one who focuses more on a sector becomes an expert on that sector.  Because he is giving time there. So when a person chooses gambling as his profession he has to spend a lot of time in gambling and he becomes a kind of deep gambling addict and because of this he becomes an expert at some point and prediction becomes very easy for him.  But still he can never guarantee his winning because no one can ever win regularly in gambling and it is totally impossible.

We have successful gamblers, although it depends on what you decided and wants, but nothing good comes easy; I've spoken with them and received helpful advice and benefits. The truth is that whatever brings food to the table must be determined and consistent. Constant repetition of an action or activity, which comes to become a part of you over time. Gambling is dangerous, but not for those who have worked for a long time in the system and have been acquainted and comfortable with every gambling sector. They would be able to access profits and losses without hesitation or trepidation

[ethereumhunter]

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Professional gamblers have a very different mindset from the average gambler because they can play gambling while still managing themselves so they are not as tempted as we are. And they can determine when to gamble and when to gamble. Indeed, they can experience gambling addiction like us, but with their abilities, they can still control themselves well. Professional gamblers already know the steps they must take before playing gambling so they won't experience a severe gambling addiction like us.

Professional gamblers already have a lot of experience in the gambling industry from bitter to sweet experiences so they can easily manage their own actions.
Precisely professional gamblers are gamblers who have been addicts and can slowly control themselves to quit addiction but can still gamble within the limits and abilities they have.
If we follow the way professional gamblers work, it will not work because we are still tempted to win and like to act arbitrarily which can cause emotions when playing gambling.

That is why the difference is very clear between professional gamblers and most gamblers where professional gamblers can control themselves and manage their gambling time. And even though professional gamblers have become addicted gamblers, they can still control themselves because they have more abilities than most gamblers. It is very difficult to become a professional gambler because we have to practice many things before becoming like them. Of course, mental training is also needed to manage our gambling later.

[AicecreaME]

I don't think becoming successful requires you to be addicted on the thing you are doing. You just need to be smart, strategic, and skilled in that area to be able to make a living out of it. Gambling can be someone's bread and butter only if that someone knows that advantages and disadvantages of gambling well enough and if he's disciplined enough to set limitations and follow them. In gambling, it's best not to involve any irrational thoughts and emotions so that you won't end up being biased in making decisions. If you can execute that, together with patience, and enough resources, then you can be a successful gambler without being addicted on gambling at all.

Just like in business, these businessmen have it as their income generators and most of them aren't really obsessed about it, instead they are good at what they do. This is to have a work-balance life which technically speaking is a goal since you got to live and enjoy life while living the lifestyle that you want or you are dreaming of. It can also happen for gamblers.

[Pandu Geddon]

We have successful gamblers, although it depends on what you decided and wants, but nothing good comes easy; I've spoken with them and received helpful advice and benefits. The truth is that whatever brings food to the table must be determined and consistent. Constant repetition of an action or activity, which comes to become a part of you over time. Gambling is dangerous, but not for those who have worked for a long time in the system and have been acquainted and comfortable with every gambling sector. They would be able to access profits and losses without hesitation or trepidation

so most of the successful gamblers are those who have been in gambling long enough. they are familiar with the games in the casino. they play consistently the games in the casino. so what are the characteristics of an addicted gambler?
even a gambler also may not know that they are actually addicted to gambling. they spend a lot of their time and money playing in the casino. for me, as long as the gambler does not lose control of what he is doing, with regards to money as well as time. or maybe his health. they are non-addictive gamblers.

[Iroh]

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

I don’t think success and addiction goes together. There are very few, if any gambling addicts out there that can be said to be successful as well. In my opinion, an individual addicted to gambling can’t be a successful one as he probably won’t be rational in his thoughts and definitely won’t be rational when trying to wager.
Asides all that, the society most times, turns a blind eye to the bad habits and vices of a successful individual and while whispers of his vices would be all over, it would be all smiles whenever he’s present.

[len01]

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

I don’t think success and addiction goes together. There are very few, if any gambling addicts out there that can be said to be successful as well. In my opinion, an individual addicted to gambling can’t be a successful one as he probably won’t be rational in his thoughts and definitely won’t be rational when trying to wager.
Asides all that, the society most times, turns a blind eye to the bad habits and vices of a successful individual and while whispers of his vices would be all over, it would be all smiles whenever he’s present.

in simple terms there are differences or different opinions about the success of a gambler. not sure if that's true but what i know gamblers can never become successful in the world of gambling unless gamblers become bookies. that's success.
but in the definition of success getting big wins or being able to make profits every day, it's not addiction and we must always remember that gambling always wins and gamblers always lose so there is no link between gambler's success and addiction.

[Raflesia]

Professional gamblers seem to have a mindset that is quite different from most of us who just gamble with anything being done because the focus is different.
Even though we want to pursue victory, in terms of the patterns or strategies carried out and the planning that begins are clearly different because what we are looking for from the beginning is fun so we don't learn anything else because the focus is there.
But when talking about professional gamblers from the name alone there is already "professional" then this will indeed be a little different from those of us who play gambling dirty.
But when talking about addiction as the initial context, I actually think this goes back to each of our opinions because sometimes our opinions will also be very different including the word "addiction".

Once you do call yourself a professional gambler then you would really be having that quality on which it is really that totally too far into those casual gamblers who do really play most of the time. Once you do achieve

on a certain level or condition on which on the time that you would really be that able to control yourself towards gambling on which you could stop and play as you do like or could even able to call it a day.
Then it do pertains that you do really have that good self control and discipline towards yourself on which it would really be just that totally different compared to other people or gamblers around.
Success means its profitable and we know that not all would really be able to touch up this area and would really be most likely been getting wrecked up by gambling in the end of the line.

Addiction is common on which it would really be mostly be ending up on a certain individual if they arent that careful on what they are dealing with.

Seeing this condition, I actually try to think further and analogise ourselves when playing sports (for example playing football) because of course there are some very big differences between us when playing football and professional players who are currently in major competitions. It is the same as in gambling when we just play at will and sometimes break some predetermined rules both for ourselves and other parties will certainly be very different in terms of results for professional gamblers.
But still for this addiction it comes back to each perspective because talking about addiction depends on the judgement of ourselves or others whether we are really addicts or not and I think surely things like this have differences of course.

Professional gamblers seem to have a mindset that is quite different from most of us who just gamble with anything being done because the focus is different.
Even though we want to pursue victory, in terms of the patterns or strategies carried out and the planning that begins are clearly different because what we are looking for from the beginning is fun so we don't learn anything else because the focus is there.
But when talking about professional gamblers from the name alone there is already "professional" then this will indeed be a little different from those of us who play gambling dirty.
But when talking about addiction as the initial context, I actually think this goes back to each of our opinions because sometimes our opinions will also be very different including the word "addiction".

Professional gamblers have a very different mindset from the average gambler because they can play gambling while still managing themselves so they are not as tempted as we are. And they can determine when to gamble and when to gamble. Indeed, they can experience gambling addiction like us, but with their abilities, they can still control themselves well. Professional gamblers already know the steps they must take before playing gambling so they won't experience a severe gambling addiction like us.

The point in this case is that there is a difference in professionalism.
When talking about it, there are other things that make the difference such as discipline, rigour and others.
Even though we have said that we are disciplined or meticulous in gambling, it will still not be the same so talking about us as ordinary gamblers and professional gamblers, even though they are both gamblers, in terms of methods, strategies and anything related to us gambling will obviously be very different when compared.

[Cling18]

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

I don’t think success and addiction goes together. There are very few, if any gambling addicts out there that can be said to be successful as well. In my opinion, an individual addicted to gambling can’t be a successful one as he probably won’t be rational in his thoughts and definitely won’t be rational when trying to wager.
Asides all that, the society most times, turns a blind eye to the bad habits and vices of a successful individual and while whispers of his vices would be all over, it would be all smiles whenever he’s present.

in simple terms there are differences or different opinions about the success of a gambler. not sure if that's true but what i know gamblers can never become successful in the world of gambling unless gamblers become bookies. that's success.
but in the definition of success getting big wins or being able to make profits every day, it's not addiction and we must always remember that gambling always wins and gamblers always lose so there is no link between gambler's success and addiction.

I think not all successful gamblers could be considered as addicts. There are already successful gamblers who quit and just decided to use their winning profits to enlarge their assets and put up businesses. Being successful relies on a gambler's mindset.
We couldn't be successful in this field if we will not be wise to save our winnings and if we will continue to bet without limitations. Sometimes we're lucky to win but that doesn't mean that the same luck would happen continuously so we better learn when to stop especially if we have reached our target goals already. We all know the risks of falling into gambling addiction, it could take everything that we have in just one click.

[rahmad2nd]

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

I do not think so. Successful gamblers whatever your definition may be are not seen as addicts. Even if they are, the world believes that once you are successful at any venture your ability to do wrong or be addicted to something like gambling diminishes. Let's look at Drake. A very successful musician known all over the world for making good music. He has also caught the attention of the gamblers for betting huge amount of money on Football matches, boxing. Some he lost, and some he won. I have never heard anyone say he has a gambling problem. All I hear people say whenever he losses a bet is that he'll make that money back in less than an hour, or he has more than enough money, so it is not a problem. Well, I just think that successful gamblers are not seen as addicts.

To be honest, I haven't been able to get the gist of the successful gambler according to the OP's version. because if we refer to the meaning of the word success, literally, the word success means to be successful in several aspects. you could say, succeeding is success, regardless of any way to get to that success. here, we discuss it related to gambling. according to my version, I interpret it, success symbolizes success and the gambler always wins his bet. thus, he became wealthy. well the thing is, how many people do we know to be successful at gambling. or, we refer to someone as you say. yes, Drake.

As we know, that he always makes gambling posts which he does. sometimes he won it, not infrequently he also lost the bet. I'm not saying he's successful, but he's more inclined to like betting. and because he has abundant finances, Drake tends to gamble with big bankrolls. I see it more, Drake as a connoisseur of gambling like us. the difference is, we bet with the money we have.
regarding the problem of gambling addiction, the point is that OP can define it according to OP's own understanding. because to categorize addicts or not, it is someone who knows himself. in a sense, the gambler can review himself to find out whether he is an addict or not.