Is been responsible with gambling all it takes to be a professional gambler or someone needs to win in the process many times already to be considered a professional gambler?
I have always win less, no reason to lie but I get curious when I see gambling related posts online about people pointing to some gamblers calling them professional and the only vital point of this all is because they won many times in their own way.
What is a been qualified as a professional gambler in your own world? The winning part or the responsible part of trying to avoid addiction is all.
In my mind a "professional" is someone who is able to make a career out of the activity and there are few sectors in gambling where this is possible. Firstly you must be able to make a consistent income over a period of many months, possibly even years, before you can assess that you have entered the pro league. Otherwise you are merely another average person who bets and is lucky to reach break even. A professional needs to assess their quality of play and should be keeping records, at least at the early stages, which allow them to determine whether this is profitable or not. They'll be using gambling as equivalent to a salary, so it needs to pay a livable sum of money and hopefully a bit of "cream" on top. Poker is one place that someone can win through intelligence and sports betting potentially offers an opportunity but you're taking money from a bookmaker who is liable to shut down your account over the long run, if you're able to beat their odds regularly.