I can control myself and Im a living proof of it. People are always skeptical that they cant control their urge to gamble however I do that by only playing with a small amount of bankroll. I admit that Im addicted however when I only lose a small amount each day after I play then that is not going to affect me
Gambling addiction was never about money, it is deep psychological problem which only happens to have economic consequences, if your urges can't be controlled.
You said that you are happy while knowing that you are an addict. I find it very disturbing. Excessive gambling or any kind of addiction is a destructive force.
So either you think you are addicted but in reality you're not, or you play with fire and you could.
but i think gambling addiction is all because of money, because if you will remove the element of money from the gambling i do not think that a single person will become addicted to gambling, in fact people want to play gambling as they consider it the quickest way of earning money, but in fact it is not so, when they start playing gambling they lose money but they still not believe on it and like to invest more and more as they believe that for next time they will certainly make money from it but for every time they the do not succeeded and for every time they try again and again.