I think that usually a guy which play games for a long time, risk to became a gambler addicted. Which method you use for stop plaiyng when you understand that you are near to became addicted?
For example, i don't play a lot or for long time (i play games spot during my free time), so i have no idea about, but i trade forex all day and when i had a significant loss i usually turn off my Pc and i go out for a drink , just for not run behind loss.
I think it depends on a person because I have a lots of friend who are addicted in video games but they are not getting involved in gambling but I have one friend that share his experience in gambling and according to him he won a worth of 60,000 pesos in just a week and he can't control his self to bet his all money to a Dota 2 match but the team that he placed his bet was defeated.
There was a time that he was thinking to try it again and invest his money to a gambling site but he want to stop being addicted in gambling that's why he think his own way on ho to control his self. He always predict that he will lose his money that's why he will avoid it and I think it is effective.
Yes it can also be different from person to person, but as a whole i think when a person become addicted to gambling then it become too much difficult for him to stop gambling at once, for that he must need a lot of hard work and struggle he may also need his friend's and family help, who can also play important role to stop him from playing gambling.