When you are depending on someone for assistance because you want to gamble it means that you are risking what you can not afford to lose. Why because you don't have the money to gamble but someone have to give it to you before you can stake.
But when you have jobs that pays you money so well and you are gambling it means you are risking what you can afford to lose. Why because ones you lose your job will give you another money.
However, many people would say even if you have jobs but you are staking higher it also means you are gambling with what you can not afford to lose. Moreover it's true and I have to dauth but I have a feeling that ones someone that have a good paying job is staking more than what he can afford to lose, there is no different between addiction there.
You have kinda so-so examples perhaps due to your skewed concepts of gambling and "gambling what you can afford to lose" but these are okay I guess. The only thing that you have to keep in mind is that you don't go over your financial capacity when you gamble. And to find out whether you're gambling beyond your means you should ask yourself these questions before you place any bet:
- What do I gain from this?: Assess what's in it for you when you gamble. What are you really gambling for, how do you think you can sustainably gamble with that directive/purpose for gambling in mind.
- How capable am I of gambling?: Assess your financial capacity before you start to gamble and that also includes assessing how expensive the game of your choice is. Are you a low-income earner? Is the game/casino you want to play with a little over the board or economical, etc.
- How many games of this/these can I lose before I become broke? A good way to assess if gambling's really for you is checking just how much losses could you incur before you start thinking about cooking gruel for the whole month's meal plan. The lesser losses, the more you couldn't afford to gamble.
And lastly;
- Where am I getting the money to gamble?: Practically the most important question you should ask yourself before you even decide to gamble. Ask yourself if where you're getting the money to gamble. Are you getting it out of your paycheck? Are you still dependent upon your parent's allowances, etc.
Soon as you get sound answers to these questions, you yourself would be able to assess whether you deserve to gamble or not. No big rocket science bullshit.