But this does not mean that everyone cannot control the gambling activities they do. I'm sure when someone is aware of the losses in the gambling activities they are doing, they will slowly try to control them. And be a responsible gambler. And it's just a matter of time, the sooner he realizes the "loss" he is experiencing, the sooner he will try to control himself.
I have to disagree with this. Addiction isn't something you can control or choose to have it or not. Anyone is prone to addiction but on different levels. It depends on how vulnerable the person in question is. Everyone know that gambling is not always profitable and that the chances of losing are higher than those of losing but they keep playing till they become addicts. Knowing the risks doesn't exempt you from becoming an addict.
From someone who have two brothers in the family that are gambling addicts, I will like to correct you that not everyone knows that gambling is going to make them to lose money over and over
I have a brother that was introduced to gambling by his school friends, they just introduced him to gambling and he had no clue about how one will mostly keep losing to the casino, he just went ahead and threw all he can.
It was when he kept losing that I heard about his addiction, I was the one that explained to him how casinos are wired, gambling only benefits the makers themselves, not the gambler, I told him to start using what he can afford to lose and when he win he should stop gambling.
Right now he is no more into gambling, but he still gambles once in a while, but at least he understands how casino and gambling works, but honestly not everyone understands this, most people knows after they lost a lot of money or after they become addicted.