Quote from: Hatchy on Today at 05:38:19 PM

Quote from: Obari on July 08, 2023, 08:44:50 PM

Now let's be sincere, will you also classify a successful gambler as an addict?

Well, in some ways we might be able to say that these people are professionals gamblers rather than addicts. They might be addicted in a way that before they had gotten to that level where they are now called expert in gambling, they must have been a stage in their life where they did anything to make sure they could gamble. The word addiction can been seen in so many aspects but it would be more appropriate to use it when someone can no longer control his gambling habit and gamble without season. A responsible gambler who turned out to be a professional might be because he understood the consequences of going rouge and made sure he stay on the right path.

You might be correct but I think there is something that we are all missing.
While reading the OP at the very first day he posted it I didn't think of this but today when I was reading some lines about this discussion then it still hup into my mind again.
Although, what I will say might be different from what you guys might be say but I think it also correct.
If I should agree that all successful gamblers are addicts then what about those that just heard about gambling and have not experienced most dangerous moments in gambling (like losing a whole million boxes) but have won millions of dollars on their first or second try in gambling, does it means that they are also a gambler?
However, if I should answer this question, that means I would have to say no because they have not encounter some moisture (like your money gone) while gambling.