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.
That if condition is all where the actual problem lies. You see, it is not very easy to figure out those limitations. Suppose, one has made a perfect plan for his gambling hobby which will protect him from big loss or any kind of suffering but the real game starts after this.
Making a plan is one thing that we all can do but following that plan and living according to it is what most of us cannot do. That is why, staying away from this game is the best way to stay safe.