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Have they really,,, come to terms and recognize gambling addiction to be a disease? I don’t know for sure but, I’ll see what I could find on that.
Gambling addiction however is a problem to those who don’t have the discipline enough to ensure that they a real gambling responsibly. With gambling being a highly addictive field, it’s mostly important that those who venture here be sure if they could handle losses and still fair good. When you try to recover, you might end up creating a one pathway to addiction.
Discipline can only help until the gambler becomes addicted to gambling. Once they become addicted, they can no longer control themselves. Their only goal is to gamble as long as they have money. In such cases, professional help is needed, or an understanding that it is gambling addiction that leads to problems. In such cases, a very strong desire to stop gambling for the sake of something more important is needed. For example, family. It is possible to fight gambling addiction on your own, but not everyone is capable of doing so.