What are your thoughts? Could a problem gambler quit slowly and expect realistic improvements?
Different approach for different gamblers, for some gamblers, their approach to quitting will be to struggle to reduce the number of times they gamble, slowly until they can now control the habit, deciding if to gamble or not. For some other gamblers, stopping once is the best way because they will not be able to pass through the discipline of slow reduction. As a gambler who will like to quit but cannot, think of the other addictions that you may have had in your life and reason how you were able to overcome them. If you are able to remember correctly, maybe you will be able to know if the slow or sudden approach is your style.
depends on the willpower of the gambler to change his lifestyle for the better. if he has very solid reason why the sudden shift in his life, he can do it. but for most, they want to slow down their gambling activities first before totally surrendering to this habit.
either way, it is up to you which one would sustain you in the long run. because the usual dilemma is that you finally managed to stop but a simple desire to play can lead to more games to play again.