As a gambler, will you find it offensive if you are referred to as a gambling addict? will you easily accept it or try to give excuses like some other people do, saying that they are not addicted to gambling when the signs are clearly there. Do you think identifying as an addicted gambler will make people stereotype you. The answer is different for every gambler here.
If someone calls me an addicted gambler, I will definitely protest because I am not an addicted gambler. Moreover, gambling is looked down upon in many societies. To ask such a question is a direct insult. If I were an addicted gambler I would never reacted on this issue. But since I'm not, to say I'm an addicted gambler means I can't control myself, I am wasting a lot of money etc. associated with an addicted gambler which is difficult for any responsible gambler to accept the word. Moreover, an addicted gambler does not want to be known as an addicted.
No reasonable person would label you as an addictive gambler if you are not one; but, if you are being tagged as such then there may be something you are doing wrong as a gambler, and you should check yourself. Being an addictive gambler is not a bad thing as long as you make a living from it. Some people use gambling as a side hustle, while others see it as a job and put their entire life on the line for it, not caring if they are labelled as an addictive gambler or not. One can be addicted while still controlling how much he wagers, and that is what matters as a gambler, not how often you play.