Self control help to get away from the addiction for sure,either it’s gambling or drugs or drinking.The first think is you need to understand you was get into the addiction,the foremost part it understanding you are in addiction.Then you can easily get away from it,secondly you need to reduce the usage of the gambling.Then you need to fix the monthly deposit on the gambling by calculating your income.The deposit should not reach more then the 20 percent of your income.Then try to get some profit from the game,it will avoid from addiction.Gambling addiction mostly cause due to huge loss in gambling based on his luck.
In fact it's not as easy as you say, even though self-control has a big role in our behavior when gambling. however, all of that requires considerable effort. the concept is not as simple as we say, the fact is that in practice sometimes we often get caught up in every gambling game session. that's why, we need self-control so we don't become gambling addicts. or, spending more time gambling which in the end will harm us both financially and mentally and family harmony.
IMO, self-control is one of the factors so that we are not addicted. usually, gamblers who are already addicted do not have good self-control. they tend to ignore more rational thoughts, and think only of how to fulfill their desire to gamble. actually, what you say is an ideal idea. however, not to release someone from their addiction. more precisely, so that one does not become part of a gambling addict. in fact, gambling is fun depending on how we define it. if the concept is for fun, and do the steps you say. gambling, will not make us addicted even though it will always have the potential.