~snip~
Or to not become addicted in the first place. After all, if a person is disciplined and plays with a cool head, on the money that is okay for him to spend, there wouldn't be a problem at all to begin with.
Yeah, that's the thing. The smartest thing to do is to actually never gamble, that's what maximizes your money.
But of course what's the fun in that if you are interested in gambling, right?
So, as with everything in life, the best approach is to usually have some kind of balance between things.