Frankly, I don't gamble all that often. I also don't have a need to gamble. I'd say a few months.
Gambling is not really a "need" or the thing that we should do. Playing gambling is not that bad if you know your limitations and you know what will happen if you risk too much money on it. After losing a huge amount of money, it should be better if you are going to stay out of it forever, because if you'll keep on coming back, you might lose what you could have in the future.