You can see here how the casino is built to exploit the human nature. The temptation of money fuels the greed, then comes the attempt to win which leads to a loss and fuels the anger which brings the next bet. In this manner one bet leads to another the chase of losses is not realized soon enough.

Being able to manage these things, such a person would not become an addicted but a diligent gambler who would look for methods to be the house instead of actually being the player.