I agree with you on that, our inability to control the desire to gamble more is the core addictions that we are talking about, some time it good to check yourself and see if you are actually gambling right because once there is the inability to control your gambling excesses it becomes bad for the whole community since gambling addictions and it impacts rob on all and not just one person. That is why is better to have an established pattern of play while gambling so as not over-dependent on it to the point that it could become an addiction.
To be honest, I personally still don't know the clear boundaries between ordinary gamblers and addicted gamblers. Can those who come every day to gamble even if it is a small amount also be called addicted?
Or is the limit the effect of gambling itself which results in the gambler's financial loss and can also involve other people?
whatever the gambling game, whether it is a slot game or sports betting, all types of gambling games provide a special enjoyable effect on gamblers. That often makes gamblers forget the boundaries of what gamblers don't want to do.
That is not good news for you my friend. If you do not see a difference, you may actually be an addict! There are some tell-tale signs that will tell you if you are gambling addictively: first, it will be creating problems in other aspects of your life, such as not spending time with people you love. Also, you will likely overspend money. Also, it is likely you will be obsessing about it, playing even when it is no longer fun.
If he has been gambling for a long time and cannot stop himself from gambling then it is likely that he has entered the gambling addiction phase. and that way he will feel the problem coming little by little starting with himself not being able to resist gambling and that way he will always think about gambling. With only a little free time he will use his free time to gamble because he feels there is nothing to do and feeling bored it is likely that he will turn to gambling.
and the other side is that he can't stop himself from gambling, which means he can spend a lot of money in a short time this is a common problem, because every gambling addict will experience this, but they will not look here and will not easily realize it. What they do is their goal is to become seriously addicted to gambling. It's true what you said maybe he could also become obsessed, by gambling continuously even though it's not fun and his goals change.