many gambling addicts have lost their minds because their desire to continue gambling overpowers their common sense, hence the importance of "gambling responsibly"
addiction is not a condition you would normally want to find yourself in. I know it's easy to talk about addict as individuals that are inferior to us based on the kind of situation they've gotten into but the reality is that anyone can become addicted into gambling without his knowledge. We all are gamblers who basically do it for fun and for the joy of the game and one of the reason why some of us can comfortably gamble responsibly is because we have a sustainable source of income and taking a portion of it into gambling occasionally isn't a big deal for us but when you don't have a good source of income and your wins in gambling becomes your trusted source of income, addiction will make more sense to you and you will instantly understand the reason behind the increasing number of gambling addicts.