Probably, for most gamblers who are not addicted, this is not even a trick or strategy, but a standard behavior. In general, using this example, you can see the difference between a healthy person and a patient with gambling addiction. If a person is constantly losing and has lost the entire bankroll, it does not mean that he is addicted. If a person wins (that is, he has achieved his goal) and, nevertheless, continues to play, then, as in the first case, he loses everything, then this person is addicted.
Honestly the headlines remind me of an adage that says a stitch in time saves nine, it's trying to talk about being able to stop whatsoever one tend to do in time inorder not to be left out or being stucked in the process. Regardless of anything one needs yo be cautious enough to know when to stop in between their gambling activities, that alone gives a good reports and results inorder to avoid being addicted overtime. So when you're able to stop in time you stand the chances of not being in that situation of regrets and loses.