Personally, I believe that if a person spends no more than $100 a month on gambling is the first sign that he does not have a gambling addiction and is quite able to control their budget. It happens that I spend $200 on gambling but I always split this amount into two different deposits and do not allow myself to spend more than $100 per day.
Not true. There are gamblers who are losing $5,000 - $10,000 a month, just an example. but still, they can't consider themselves as already addicted to gambling. It's just that they really love gambling and that's their passion, activity, hobby. Maybe if they will be out of character after losing such, that's the time we can call them under the influence of addiction that now needs serious treatment.