Gambling addiction should be considered a serious problem because addiction will make players continue to play without stopping and not a few of them regretted it all after all the money they had was gone. It's not about how much money we can spend, but how well we are responsible for the gambling we do so that regret never causes many other problem after losing.
Addiction had been always the most common problem with gambling and this is also the reason on why this industry is way profitable for business owners due to that kind of behavior on where most players does have.
When you get hooked and already had that kind of addiction then thinking up clearly and well is impossible.The main priority of yours would be definitely on how to make profits with gambling.
Potential loss would really be sky is the limit and as long you do have still funds into your pocket then that wouldnt be a problem until you do find yourself in the problem of big debts and losses.