This maybe a bit off topic but I want to say this : So all this time you already know how to stay away from gambling , what's the point of this thread if you already know the answer to your own question? Huh Strange.
Will a crack addict stay away from Crack? probably not.
If you have a gambling addiction, by all means try playing basketball... But when you go back to gambling SEEK HELP
well if it is an addict, even going to try other methods, he will still be addicted to try to go back to gamble. distraction is actually not a gd solution.